Business compliance across SADC
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South Africa
Southern Africa (SACU) · ZAR
SARS · corporate 27% · VAT 15%
Angola
Central / Southern Africa · AOA
AGT (Administração Geral Tributária) · corporate Industrial Tax 25% · IVA 14%
Botswana
Southern Africa (SACU) · BWP
BURS · corporate 22% · VAT 14%
Comoros
Indian Ocean · KMF
Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) · corporate 35% · VAT 10%
DR Congo
Central Africa · CDF
DGI (Direction Générale des Impôts) · corporate 30% · TVA 16%
Eswatini
Southern Africa (SACU) · SZL
Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) · corporate 25% · VAT 15%
Lesotho
Southern Africa (SACU) · LSL
Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) · corporate 25% · VAT 15%
Madagascar
Indian Ocean · MGA
Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) · corporate 20% · TVA 20%
Malawi
Southern Africa · MWK
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) · corporate 30% · VAT 17.5%
Mauritius
Indian Ocean · MUR
Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) · corporate 15% · VAT 15%
Mozambique
Southern Africa · MZN
Autoridade Tributária (AT) · corporate IRPC 32% · IVA 16%
Namibia
Southern Africa (SACU) · NAD
NamRA · corporate 30% non-mining · VAT 15%
Seychelles
Indian Ocean · SCR
Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) · corporate Business tax 15% to 25% · VAT 15%
Tanzania
East / Southern Africa · TZS
Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) · corporate 30% · VAT 18%
Zambia
Southern Africa · ZMW
ZRA · corporate 30% · VAT 16%
Zimbabwe
Southern Africa · ZiG / USD
ZIMRA · corporate 25% + 3% AIDS levy · VAT 15.5%
All figures reviewed June 2026 from official revenue-authority and published sources; indicative only — confirm with each country’s authority.