Egypt vs Greece
Corporate Tax Comparison
Time of Update: Egypt: 4/05/2026 / Greece: 4/04/2026
Compare Egypt and Greece corporate tax rates, filing due dates, withholding tax, VAT, capital gains tax, and effective tax metrics for cross-border company planning.
Egypt vs Greece Corporate Tax Comparison
Basic Corporate Tax Comparison
Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
Egypt
Greece
General CIT Rate:
22.5
General CIT Rate:
22
CIT Return Due Date:
Within four months after the end of the fiscal year.
CIT Return Due Date:
The last day of the sixth month after the end of the tax year.
CIT Payment Due Date:
Within four months after the end of the fiscal year.
CIT Payment Due Date:
December (assuming fiscal year ends on December 31 of the previous year and taxes are paid in installments).
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
Egyptian taxpayers have the option to use the prepayment method. This means that they can pay 60% of the previous year's declared tax (or the estimated amount for the current year) to the Egyptian Tax Authority in three installments. If they choose to do so, they do not have to comply with the local income withholding tax rules (their income will not be subjected to local withholding tax).
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
Six months of equal installment payments.
Withholding Tax (WHT)
Egypt
Greece
Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
5-10/0/0
Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
5/15/20
None-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
5-10/0/20
None-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
5/15/20
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Capital Gain Tax (CGT)
Egypt
Greece
General Capital Gain Tax Rate:
0, 10 or 22.5
General Capital Gain Tax Rate:
Unless exempted, capital gains are subject to the regular CIT tax rate.
Effective Tax Rate (ETR)
Egypt
Greece
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
20.81%
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
21.05%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
14.44%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
20.07%
