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Ghana vs Namibia: tax rates compared

Between the two, Namibia's income tax rate (37%) tops Ghana's (35%) by 2pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ghana's figure is dated 2026-03-11 and Namibia's 2025-03-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income35%37%Corporate25%30%VAT15%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GH NADifference
Income Tax35%37%NA +2 pp
Corporate Tax25%30%NA +5 pp
VAT15%15%match
Capital Gains Tax15%0%GH +15 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ghana35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ghana, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-03-11
Namibia37%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-03-01
Difference−2 ppNamibia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ghana25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Namibia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5 ppNamibia higher

Between the two, Namibia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Ghana's (25%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Namibia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ghana and Namibia both post a VAT rate of 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Ghana matches the world average, Namibia matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — Capital Gains Tax · as of 2026-07-19
Namibia0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Namibia · as of 2025-10-01
Difference+15 ppGhana higher

Between the two, Ghana's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Namibia's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ghana sits above it, Namibia sits below it. Ghana's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Namibia's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ghana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-11
Namibia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ghana and Namibia both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.