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Libya vs Tanzania: tax rates compared

Tanzania has an income tax rate of 30%, 20pp above Libya's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Libya sits below it, Tanzania sits above 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

0102030405060Income10%30%Corporate20%30%VAT0%18%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax LY TZDifference
Income Tax10%30%TZ +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%30%TZ +10 pp
VAT0%18%TZ +18 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31
Tanzania30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference−20 ppTanzania higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tanzania30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppTanzania higher

Tanzania has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Libya's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Libya sits below it, Tanzania sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-31
Tanzania18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference−18 ppTanzania higher

Tanzania has a VAT rate of 18%, 18pp above Libya's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Libya sits below it, Tanzania sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31
Tanzania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Libya and Tanzania share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-31
Tanzania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Libya and Tanzania share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.