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Madagascar vs Pakistan: tax rates compared
Pakistan has an income tax rate of 35%, 10pp above Madagascar's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Madagascar sits below it, Pakistan sits above it.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | MG | PK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 35% | PK +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 29% | PK +9 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 18% | MG +2 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 25% | Source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Madagascar) — Loi n° 2025-021 portant Loi de Finances pour 2026, Article 01.03.16 · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Pakistan | 35% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Pakistan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Pakistan | 29% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −9 pp | Pakistan higher |
Pakistan has a corporate tax rate of 29%, 9pp above Madagascar's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Madagascar sits below it, Pakistan sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Pakistan | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Madagascar higher |
Madagascar has a VAT rate of 20%, 2pp above Pakistan's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Madagascar's figure is dated 2025-11-18 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Pakistan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Madagascar and Pakistan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Madagascar's figure is dated 2025-11-18 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.