Chad or Zambia: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Level pegging: Chad and Zambia weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Chad

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Tax Chad Zambia Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 35% 30% +5.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 30% 0% to 37% −7.0 points
VAT standard rate 18% 16% +2.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Chad

General rate 35%
Minimum tax 1.5% of revenue, due even without profit 1.5%

Zambia

General rate 30%
Telecommunications 35%
Agriculture and agro-processing 10%

Personal income tax

Chad

n/a

Zambia

Up to 61,200 ZMW 0%
61,201 to 85,200 ZMW 20%
85,201 to 110,400 ZMW 30%
Over 110,400 ZMW 37%
See the Chad page See the Zambia page