Ivory Coast or Saudi Arabia: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Saudi Arabia, ahead by 2.7 FiScore points.

Tax Ivory Coast Saudi Arabia Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 20% +5.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 32% 0% +32.0 points
VAT standard rate 18% 15% +3.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Ivory Coast

n/a

Saudi Arabia

Share of profit for foreign partners 20%
Share for Saudi or Gulf partners zakat, based on equity 2.5%
Oil and gas up to 85% depending on concession n/a

Personal income tax

Ivory Coast

Up to 75,000 XOF per month 0%
75,001 to 240,000 XOF 16%
240,001 to 800,000 XOF 21%
800,001 to 2,400,000 XOF 24%
2,400,001 to 8,000,000 XOF 28%
Over 8,000,000 XOF 32%

Saudi Arabia

n/a

See the Ivory Coast page See the Saudi Arabia page