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Nigeria vs Yemen: tax rates compared

Between the two, Nigeria's income tax rate (25%) tops Yemen's (20%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Nigeria's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Yemen's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%25%Corporate20%30%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax NG YEDifference
Income Tax25%20%NG +5 pp
Corporate Tax30%20%NG +10 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
Yemen20%Source: Yemen Tax Authority — Executive Regulations of Income Tax Law No. 17 of 2010 (Minister of Finance Decision No. 508 of 2010), Articles 76-77 · as of 2011-01-01
Difference+5 ppNigeria higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nigeria30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Yemen20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppNigeria higher

Between the two, Nigeria's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Yemen's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Nigeria sits above it, Yemen 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
Yemen0%Source: Yemen Tax Authority — About the Tax Authority · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Nigeria and Yemen 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: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.