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Ivory Coast vs Seychelles: tax rates compared

Between the two, Ivory Coast's income tax rate (32%) tops Seychelles's (30%) by 2pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2026-03-11 and Seychelles's 2018-06-01, 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%32%Corporate25%VAT15%18%Capital Gains0%17%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CI SCDifference
Income Tax32%30%CI +2 pp
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT18%15%CI +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax17%0%CI +17 pplargest gap
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
Seychelles30%Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission — Income and Non-Monetary Benefits Tax · as of 2018-06-01
Difference+2 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
Seychelles25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ivory Coast and Seychelles both post a corporate tax rate of 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above 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
Seychelles15%Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission · as of 2010-01-01
Difference+3 ppIvory Coast higher

Between the two, Ivory Coast's VAT rate (18%) tops Seychelles's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Seychelles matches the world average. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2026-03-11 and Seychelles's 2010-01-01, 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
Seychelles0%Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission — The Seychelles Tax System · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+17 ppIvory Coast higher

Between the two, Ivory Coast's capital gains tax rate (17%) tops Seychelles's (0%) by 17pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Seychelles sits below it. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Seychelles's 2026-07-19, 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
Seychelles0%Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ivory Coast and Seychelles 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.