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Gabon vs Somalia: tax rates compared

Gabon has an income tax rate of 35%, 17pp above Somalia's 18%. The 200-country average is 28%: Gabon sits above it, Somalia sits below it. Gabon's figure is dated 2026-01-13 and Somalia's 2025-11-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income18%35%Corporate15%30%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax GA SODifference
Income Tax35%18%GA +17 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%15%GA +15 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-01-13
Somalia18%Source: Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia — Income Tax Manual (for the Income Tax Law 2025 & Income Tax Regulations 2025) · as of 2025-11-01
Difference+17 ppGabon higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Somalia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+15 ppGabon higher

Gabon has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 15pp above Somalia's 15%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Gabon sits above it, Somalia sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Somalia0%Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate — Direct Tax · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Gabon and Somalia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.