Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 23.05 Percentage of taxable income against 21.98 Percentage of taxable income in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.07 Percentage of taxable income.
Across all 9 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th of 99 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.41 Percentage of taxable income | 25.37 Percentage of taxable income | 3.97 Percentage of taxable income | South Africa |
| 2020s | 21.8 Percentage of taxable income | 23.43 Percentage of taxable income | 1.63 Percentage of taxable income | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 23.05 Percentage of taxable income against 21.98 Percentage of taxable income in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 1.07 Percentage of taxable income, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.