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Sierra Leone vs Tunisia: tax rates compared

Tunisia has an income tax rate of 40%, 10pp above Sierra Leone's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Sierra Leone's figure is dated 2021-01-01 and Tunisia's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income30%40%Corporate20%25%VAT15%19%Wealth Tax0%1%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax SL TNDifference
Income Tax30%40%TN +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%20%SL +5 pp
VAT15%19%TN +4 pp
Wealth Tax0%1%TN +1 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone30%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — 2022 NRA Tax Guide · as of 2021-01-01
Tunisia40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppTunisia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tunisia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppSierra Leone higher

Sierra Leone has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 5pp above Tunisia's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Sierra Leone sits above it, Tunisia sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone15%Source: National Revenue Authority (Sierra Leone) — A Guide to the GST Legislation · as of 2009-03-01
Tunisia19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29
Difference−4 ppTunisia higher

Tunisia has a VAT rate of 19%, 4pp above Sierra Leone's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Sierra Leone matches the world average, Tunisia sits above it. Sierra Leone's figure is dated 2009-03-01 and Tunisia's 2026-06-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone0%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — Tax Laws & Regulations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Tunisia1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29
Difference−1 ppTunisia higher

Tunisia has a wealth tax rate of 1%, 1pp above Sierra Leone's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Sierra Leone sits below it, Tunisia sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.