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Ivory Coast vs Saudi Arabia: tax rates compared

Between the two, Ivory Coast's income tax rate (32%) tops Saudi Arabia's (0%) by 32pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Saudi Arabia sits below it.

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

0102030405060Income0%32%Corporate20%25%VAT15%18%Capital Gains0%17%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CI SADifference
Income Tax32%0%CI +32 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%20%CI +5 pp
VAT18%15%CI +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax17%0%CI +17 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ivory Coast32%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-11
Saudi Arabia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saudi Arabia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference+32 ppIvory Coast higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ivory Coast25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Saudi Arabia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppIvory Coast higher

Between the two, Ivory Coast's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Saudi Arabia's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Saudi Arabia sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ivory Coast18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11
Saudi Arabia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saudi Arabia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2020-07-01
Difference+3 ppIvory Coast higher

Between the two, Ivory Coast's VAT rate (18%) tops Saudi Arabia's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Saudi Arabia matches the world average. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2026-03-11 and Saudi Arabia's 2020-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ivory Coast17%Source: Code Général des Impôts de Côte d'Ivoire (2025 consolidated edition), Articles 180 and 182 · as of 2025-01-01
Saudi Arabia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saudi Arabia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference+17 ppIvory Coast higher

Between the two, Ivory Coast's capital gains tax rate (17%) tops Saudi Arabia's (0%) by 17pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Saudi Arabia sits below it. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Saudi Arabia's 2026-01-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ivory Coast0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11
Saudi Arabia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saudi Arabia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

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