Central African Republic public holidays 2026, VAT rate and tax data
Central African Republic: VAT rate 19% since 1 Jan 2019; 14 public holidays in 2026 (next: Toussaint (All Saints' Day), 1 Nov 2026); corporate tax rate 30%; minimum wage 29000 XAF/month; policy interest rate 4.5%; inflation rate (CPI) 1%.
11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against; most recently verified 10 Oct 2026. Currency XAF.
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{ "country": "CF", "series": "vat", "value": 19, "unit": "percent", "effective_from": "2019-01-01", "last_confirmed": "2026-07-20", "source": { "name": "Code General des Impots de la Republique Centrafricaine, Article 257…", "url": "https://www.finances.gouv.cf/sites/default/files/2023-05/CGI%20RCA%202017%20mise%20%C3%A0%20jour%202023.pdf" } }
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Central African Republic public holidays 2026
14 days in 2026; next: Toussaint (All Saints' Day) on 1 Nov 2026. Official source: Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant Code du Travail de la Republique Centrafricaine… · last verified 20 Jul 2026
Fixed by law 8 Confirmed 4 Estimated 2
| Date | Holiday | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 Thu | Jour de l'An (New Year's Day) | Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 20 Mar 2026 Fri | Aid el-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) - provisional, subject to moon sighting | Estimated | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 29 Mar 2026 Sun | Journee Barthelemy Boganda (anniversary of the death of the founding President) falls on a Sunday in 2026, no Monday substitution |
Confirmed | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 6 Apr 2026 Mon | Lundi de Paques (Easter Monday) | Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 1 May 2026 Fri | Fete du Travail (Labour Day) | Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 14 May 2026 Thu | Ascension | Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 25 May 2026 Mon | Lundi de Pentecote (Whit Monday) | Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 27 May 2026 Wed | Aid el-Adha / Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) - provisional, subject to moon sighting | Estimated | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 30 Jun 2026 Tue | Journee nationale de priere (National Day of Prayer) | Confirmed | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 13 Aug 2026 Thu | Fete de l'Independance Independence Day, 1960 |
Confirmed | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 15 Aug 2026 Sat | Assomption (Assumption) | Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 1 Nov 2026 Sun | Toussaint (All Saints' Day) falls on a Sunday in 2026, no Monday substitution |
Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 1 Dec 2026 Tue | Fete de la Republique proclamation of the Central African Republic, 1958 |
Confirmed | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
| 25 Dec 2026 Fri | Noel (Christmas Day) | Fixed by law | Loi n°09.004 du 29 janvier 2009 portant… |
Status is read from the record: fixed by law follows from a standing rule (a fixed date or the Easter computus); confirmed is dated in the cited official calendar and not flagged provisional; estimated is provisional or moon-sighting dependent; substitute stands in for a statutory day that fell on a weekend or was moved. Hover a status for the reason.
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Rate schedules and breakdowns
Withholding tax rates
15% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate · in force from 2017-01-01 · Official source: Code general des impots 2017, edition officielle mise a jour 2023… · last verified 10 Oct 2026
Rates by payment type
| key | label | rate | applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dividends | Retenue a la source on dividends (revenus de capitaux mobiliers) paid to non-residents | 15 | dividends and other distributed income (produits d'actions, parts sociales, deemed distributions under Arts. 42-43) accruing to individuals or legal persons without their real domicile or seat in the Central African Republic | CGI 2017 (edition officielle mise a… |
| A FINAL (liberatoire) withholding on the gross amount. NO EFFECTIVE DATE IS SERVED: the consolidated code states the rate but no commencement date for it, and we do not supply one from memory. Art. 166 bis 1 restates the same 15% ('en ce qui concerne les revenus des capitaux… | ||||
| interest | Retenue a la source on interest (revenus de capitaux mobiliers) paid to non-residents | 15 | interest, arrears and other income of debt claims, deposits, guarantees and current accounts (Arts. 49-50), and bond and negotiable-security income, accruing to persons without domicile or seat in the Central African Republic | CGI 2017 (edition officielle mise a… |
| A FINAL (liberatoire) withholding. NO EFFECTIVE DATE IS SERVED: the consolidated code states the rate but no commencement date, and we do not supply one from memory. Art. 53 exempts certain interest in domestic law - savings-account interest on placements up to 10,000,000 FCFA… | ||||
| royalties | Retenue a la source on royalties paid abroad (via the Art. 166 bis 1 services retenue) | 15 | royalties and licence fees for patents, trademarks, designs, processes and other analogous rights paid to beneficiaries abroad, captured as remuneration for prestations de services paid abroad | CGI 2017 (edition officielle mise a… |
| THE CGI HAS NO STANDALONE ROYALTY WITHHOLDING ARTICLE: royalties paid abroad fall under the Art. 166 bis 1 final 15% retenue on remuneration paid abroad, whose scope expressly assimilates deliveries of 'brevets, marques etc.'. NO EFFECTIVE DATE IS SERVED: no commencement date is… | ||||
| services-non-residents | Retenue a la source on remuneration for services paid abroad | 15 | remuneration for prestations de services paid to providers abroad - including hire of movable and immovable property, repairs, transport/transit/handling, studies, research and expert work, utilities supply, liberal-profession services, travaux a facon, leasing, and assimilated operations (works contracts, patents/trademarks deliveries) | CGI 2017 (edition officielle mise a… |
| A FINAL (liberatoire) levy, expressly subject to international conventions. NO EFFECTIVE DATE IS SERVED: no commencement date is stated for the rate. Distinct from the general 3% precompte of Art. 166 bis 1 on local purchases, local services, rents and imports, which is a… | ||||
Personal income tax (IRPP) - salary schedule
0–40% across 5 bands · in force from 2017-01-01 · Official source: Code General des Impots de la Republique Centrafricaine, Article 86 (bareme… · last verified 20 Jul 2026
| min | max | rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 378000 | 0 |
| 378001 | 1680000 | 8 |
| 1680001 | 3360000 | 15 |
| 3360001 | 5040000 | 28 |
| 5040001 | — | 40 |
Statutory social-insurance contributions
3–12% across 3 contribution branches · in force from 2006-12-28 · Official source: Caisse Nationale de Securite Sociale de Centrafrique (CNSS), own "Les… · last verified 11 Aug 2026
| key | label | rate total | rate employee | rate employer | unit | base | currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prestations_familiales | Family benefits and maternity branch / Branche des prestations familiales et de maternite (CNSS) | 12 | 0 | 12 | percent | Article 14 of the Code de securite sociale: "Les cotisations dues a La Caisse Nationale de Securite Sociale sont assises sur l'ensemble des remunerations percues par les personnes assujetties. Un decret d'application fixera les elements de la remuneration qui rentrent dans l'assiette des cotisations de Securite sociale." Article 15 excludes elements having the character of expense reimbursement. NO CEILING IS SERVED - see the scheme notes, this is the one open question in this record. | XAF |
| Employer-only, and employer-only as a matter of STATUTE - article 19 says so in terms, so this is not a rate an employer may contract to share. AT 12% THIS IS BY SOME MARGIN THE HIGHEST FAMILY-BENEFIT RATE IN THIS GROUP OF TWELVE COUNTRIES - against Congo's 10,03%, Niger's 8,4%… | |||||||
| risques_professionnels | Occupational risks branch (work accidents and occupational diseases) / Branche des risques professionnels (CNSS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | percent | The same article 14 assiette - all remuneration received by persons subject to the regime, excluding elements having the character of expense reimbursement (article 15). The Code presupposes an annual maximum of remuneration retained for THIS branch's assiette - see notes - but no figure is served. | XAF |
| A SINGLE FLAT NATIONAL RATE, NOT A GRADED SCALE - 3% applies to every employer regardless of sector, so rate_employer carries a real number rather than a null. Do not look for an activity tariff table as you would in Cameroon, Benin, Mali, Senegal or Cote d'Ivoire. BUT THERE IS… | |||||||
| pensions | Old-age, invalidity and death pension branch / Branche des pensions de vieillesse, d'invalidite et de deces (CNSS) | 7 | 3 | 4 | percent | The same article 14 assiette - all remuneration received, excluding expense reimbursements. Both shares are computed on the same base. | XAF |
| THIS IS THE ONLY BRANCH THE EMPLOYEE PAYS INTO - 3% is the entire payslip deduction in the Central African Republic. THE SPLIT IS THE CLOSEST TO EVEN OF ANY PENSION BRANCH IN THIS GROUP: 4% employer against 3% worker on a 7% branch, so the worker bears 42,9% of it. That is just… | |||||||
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