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Somalia vs South Africa: tax rates compared

Between the two, South Africa's income tax rate (45%) tops Somalia's (18%) by 27pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Somalia sits below it, South Africa sits above it. Somalia's figure is dated 2025-11-01 and South Africa's 2026-03-01, 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

0102030405060Income18%45%Corporate15%27%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax SO ZADifference
Income Tax18%45%ZA +27 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%27%ZA +12 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia18%Source: Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia — Income Tax Manual (for the Income Tax Law 2025 & Income Tax Regulations 2025) · as of 2025-11-01
South Africa45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — South Africa (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-01
Difference−27 ppSouth Africa higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
South Africa27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−12 ppSouth Africa higher

Between the two, South Africa's corporate tax rate (27%) tops Somalia's (15%) by 12pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Somalia sits below it, South Africa sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia0%Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate — Direct Tax · as of 2026-07-18
South Africa0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — South Africa (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Somalia and South Africa 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.