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Nigeria vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Uganda has an income tax rate of 40%, 15pp above Nigeria's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Nigeria sits below it, Uganda 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

0102030405060Income25%40%Corporate30%VAT7.5%18%Capital Gains0%25%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax NG UGDifference
Income Tax25%40%UG +15 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT7.5%18%UG +10.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax25%0%NG +25 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nigeria25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nigeria (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-29
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−15 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nigeria30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Nigeria and Uganda share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nigeria7.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nigeria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−10.5 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a VAT rate of 18%, 10.5pp above Nigeria's 7.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: Nigeria sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nigeria25%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nigeria (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-29
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+25 ppNigeria higher

Nigeria has a capital gains tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Uganda's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Nigeria sits above it, Uganda sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nigeria0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nigeria (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Nigeria and Uganda 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.