Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal in Benin
Benin: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal was 39.63 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Benin, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Benin is 39.63 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Benin peaked at 40.39 Percentage of taxable income in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.09 Percentage of taxable income, in 2017.
Benin ranks 38th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal in Benin, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.09 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 34.35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 34.12 Percentage of taxable income | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 36.02 Percentage of taxable income | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 37.71 Percentage of taxable income | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 37.37 Percentage of taxable income | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 38.7 Percentage of taxable income | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 40.39 Percentage of taxable income | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 39.63 Percentage of taxable income | -1.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 39.63 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.11 Percentage of taxable income, 73% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Benin's 39.63 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.56 Percentage of taxable income, 61% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.19 Percentage of taxable income | 34.09 Percentage of taxable income | 34.35 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 38.3 Percentage of taxable income | 36.02 Percentage of taxable income | 40.39 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 35 Kenya 42.07 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 36 Eswatini 42.02 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 37 Mexico 39.73 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 39.2 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 40 Ireland 38.77 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 41 Guatemala 38.38 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Benin?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Benin was 39.63 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40.39 Percentage of taxable income in 2024.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.09 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.