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Togo vs United Arab Emirates: tax rates compared
Togo's income tax rate is 35pp higher than United Arab Emirates's (35% vs 0%). The 200-country average is 28%: Togo sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it. Togo's figure is dated 2025-04-23 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, 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 | TG | AE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 0% | TG +35 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 9% | TG +18 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 5% | TG +13 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | +35 pp | Togo higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Togo | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +18 pp | Togo higher |
Togo's corporate tax rate is 18pp higher than United Arab Emirates's (27% vs 9%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Togo sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Togo | 18% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | +13 pp | Togo higher |
Togo's VAT rate is 13pp higher than United Arab Emirates's (18% vs 5%). The 181-country average is 15%: Togo sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it. Togo's figure is dated 2020-01-01 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Togo | 0% | Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Togo's wealth tax rate is identical to United Arab Emirates'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.