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Ivory Coast vs Japan: tax rates compared
Japan's income tax rate is 23.9pp higher than Ivory Coast's (55.9% vs 32%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2026-03-11 and Japan's 2025-01-01, 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
| Tax | CI | JP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 32% | 55.9% | JP +23.9 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 29.7% | JP +4.7 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 10% | CI +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 17% | 20.3% | JP +3.3 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 32% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Japan | 55.9% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −23.9 pp | Japan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Japan | 29.7% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −4.7 pp | Japan higher |
Japan's corporate tax rate is 4.7pp higher than Ivory Coast's (29.7% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Japan | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Ivory Coast higher |
Ivory Coast's VAT rate is 8pp higher than Japan's (18% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Japan sits below it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 17% | Source: Code Général des Impôts de Côte d'Ivoire (2025 consolidated edition), Articles 180 and 182 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Japan | 20.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | −3.3 pp | Japan higher |
Japan's capital gains tax rate is 3.3pp higher than Ivory Coast's (20.3% vs 17%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Japan's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Japan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Ivory Coast's wealth tax rate is identical to Japan's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.