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Mozambique vs Peru: tax rates compared

Between the two, Mozambique's income tax rate (32%) tops Peru's (30%) by 2pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit 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

0102030405060Income30%32%Corporate29.5%32%VAT16%18%Capital Gains5%32%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax MZ PEDifference
Income Tax32%30%MZ +2 pp
Corporate Tax32%29.5%MZ +2.5 pp
VAT16%18%PE +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax32%5%MZ +27 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mozambique32%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-04
Peru30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+2 ppMozambique higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mozambique32%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Peru29.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+2.5 ppMozambique higher

Between the two, Mozambique's corporate tax rate (32%) tops Peru's (29.5%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mozambique16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-04
Peru18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference−2 ppPeru higher

Between the two, Peru's VAT rate (18%) tops Mozambique's (16%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mozambique32%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-04
Peru5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+27 ppMozambique higher

Between the two, Mozambique's capital gains tax rate (32%) tops Peru's (5%) by 27pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Mozambique sits above it, Peru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mozambique0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-04
Peru0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Peru · as of 2025-10-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Mozambique and Peru both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Mozambique's figure is dated 2026-03-04 and Peru's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.