The table below shows how South Africa's Value Added Tax (VAT) rate of 15% compares to some other countries around the world.
Country | Standard VAT rate (%) |
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South Africa | 15 |
Albania | 20 |
Algeria | 19 |
Angola | 14 |
Argentina | 21 |
Armenia | 20 |
Austria | 20 |
Belarus | 20 |
Belgium | 21 |
Botswana | 12 |
Bulgaria | 20 |
Cameroon, Republic of | 19.25 |
Chad | 18 |
Chile | 19 |
Colombia | 19 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16 |
Costa Rica | 13 |
Croatia | 25 |
Cyprus | 19 |
Czech Republic | 21 |
Denmark | 25 |
Dominican Republic | 18 |
Ecuador | 12 |
Egypt | 14 |
El Salvador | 13 |
Equatorial Guinea | 15 |
Estonia | 20 |
Fiji | 9 |
Finland | 24 |
Gabon | 18 |
Georgia | 18 |
Ghana | 12.5 |
Greece | 24 |
Hungary | 27 |
Iceland | 24 |
Indonesia | 10 |
Ireland | 23 |
Israel | 17 |
Italy | 22 |
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) | 18 |
Kazakhstan | 12 |
Kenya | 14 |
Korea, Republic of | 10 |
Kosovo | 18 |
Latvia | 21 |
Lebanon | 11 |
Lithuania | 21 |
Luxembourg | 17 |
Madagascar | 20 |
Malawi | 16.5 |
Malta | 18 |
Mauritania | 16 |
Mauritius | 15 |
Mexico | 16 |
Mongolia | 10 |
Montenegro | 21 |
Morocco | 20 |
Mozambique | 17 |
Namibia, Republic of | 15 |
Netherlands | 21 |
Nigeria | 7.5 |
Norway | 25 |
Pakistan | 17 |
Palestinian territories | 16 |
Paraguay | 10 |
Peru | 18 |
Philippines | 12 |
Poland | 23 |
Portugal | 23 |
Romania | 19 |
Russian Federation | 20 |
Rwanda | 18 |
Senegal | 18 |
Serbia | 20 |
Slovak Republic | 20 |
Slovenia | 22 |
Spain | 21 |
Sri Lanka | 8 |
Swaziland | 15 |
Sweden | 25 |
Switzerland | 7.7 |
Tajikistan | 18 |
Tanzania | 18 |
Thailand | 7 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 12.5 |
Tunisia | 19 |
Turkey | 18 |
Uganda | 18 |
Ukraine | 20 |
United Arab Emirates | 5 |
United Kingdom | 20 |
Uzbekistan, Republic of | 15 |
Venezuela | 16 |
Vietnam | 10 |
Zambia | 16 |
Zimbabwe | 14.5 |