Ethiopia Personal income tax brackets
Ethiopia Personal income tax brackets run from 0% to 35% across 6 bands, cited to Ministry of Justice, in force since 7 Jul 2025. Last checked against the official source on 17 Jul 2026.
Official source: Ministry of Justice · Last checked 2026-07-17 · source fingerprint
Statutory personal income tax rate schedule (income bands and marginal rates) for resident individuals, from the national revenue authority.
| Current value | 0–35% across 6 bands |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2025-07-07 |
| Official source | Ministry of Justice — Federal Income Tax Proclamation No. 979/2016, Schedule 'A' (employment income), as amended by Proclamation No. 1395/2025 |
| Last verified | 2026-07-17 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
MONTHLY bands — Ethiopia levies employment income tax on each calendar month's income. Tax-free threshold RAISED to ETB 2,000/month (from ETB 600) by the Income Tax (Amendment) Proclamation No. 1395/2025, effective 7 July 2025 — the change flagged to check, CONFIRMED enacted and in force. That amendment also raised the lowest positive rate from 10% to 15%, cut the number of brackets from seven to six, and moved the 35% top rate to apply above ETB 14,000/month (previously above ETB 10,900). Residents. The amendment's clean bracket table is image-only on the primary gazette pages (not machine-readable); band figures cross-checked across KPMG's published mirror of Proclamation 1395/2025 and Ethiopian payroll references.
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