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South Africa vs Togo: tax rates compared
South Africa's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Togo's (45% vs 35%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. South Africa's figure is dated 2026-03-01 and Togo's 2025-04-23, 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
| Tax | ZA | TG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 45% | 35% | ZA +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 27% | match |
| VAT | 15% | 18% | TG +3 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 45% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — South Africa (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-01 |
| Togo | 35% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes — Code Général des Impôts et Livre des Procédures Fiscales (mis à jour 2025), Art. 74 · as of 2025-04-23 |
| Difference | +10 pp | South Africa higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Togo | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
South Africa's corporate tax rate is identical to Togo's — both sit at 27%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — South Africa (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29 |
| Togo | 18% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Togo higher |
Togo's VAT rate is 3pp higher than South Africa's (18% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: South Africa matches the world average, Togo sits above it. South Africa's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Togo's 2020-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — South Africa (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29 |
| Togo | 0% | Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
South Africa's wealth tax rate is identical to Togo's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.