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Hong Kong vs Madagascar: tax rates compared
Madagascar's income tax rate is 8pp higher than Hong Kong's (25% vs 17%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Hong Kong's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Madagascar's 2026-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | HK | MG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 17% | 25% | MG +8 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 16.5% | 20% | MG +3.5 pp |
| VAT | 0% | 20% | MG +20 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 17% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Madagascar | 25% | Source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Madagascar) — Loi n° 2025-021 portant Loi de Finances pour 2026, Article 01.03.16 · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −8 pp | Madagascar higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 16.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3.5 pp | Madagascar higher |
Madagascar's corporate tax rate is 3.5pp higher than Hong Kong's (20% vs 16.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Difference | −20 pp | Madagascar higher |
Madagascar's VAT rate is 20pp higher than Hong Kong's (20% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Hong Kong sits below it, Madagascar sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Madagascar | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Hong Kong's wealth tax rate is identical to Madagascar's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.