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India vs Namibia: tax rates compared

Namibia's income tax rate is 7pp higher than India's (37% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. India's figure is dated 2026-05-12 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

0102030405060Income30%37%Corporate30%VAT15%18%Capital Gains0%12.5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax IN NADifference
Income Tax30%37%NA +7 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT18%15%IN +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax12.5%0%IN +12.5 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-12
Namibia37%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-03-01
Difference−7 ppNamibia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India30%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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

India's corporate tax rate is identical to Namibia's — both sit at 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
India18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-11
Namibia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference+3 ppIndia higher

India's VAT rate is 3pp higher than Namibia's (18% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: India sits above it, Namibia matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-07-23
Namibia0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Namibia · as of 2025-10-01
Difference+12.5 ppIndia higher

India's capital gains tax rate is 12.5pp higher than Namibia's (12.5% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: India sits above it, Namibia sits below it. India's figure is dated 2024-07-23 and Namibia's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-12
Namibia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

India's wealth tax rate is identical to Namibia's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.