Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Djibouti (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Personal income tax — Impot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS) | Djibouti taxes employment income through the ITS, a progressive monthly salary tax withheld by the employer. The figures below follow the official DGI / Ministry of Finance schedule; note that some commercial guides cite a different band structure, so a local accountant should confirm the bracket in force. | |
| ITS band 1 — monthly income below DJF 30,000 | 2%Impot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots | |
| ITS band 2 — monthly income DJF 30,000 to 50,000 | 15%Impot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots | |
| ITS band 3 — monthly income DJF 50,000 to 150,000 | 18%Impot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots | |
| ITS band 4 — monthly income DJF 150,000 to 600,000 | 20%Impot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots | |
| ITS band 5 — monthly income above DJF 600,000 | 30%Impot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots | |
| Rate structure |
Djibouti taxes employment income through the ITS, a progressive monthly salary tax withheld by the employer. The figures below follow the official DGI / Ministry of Finance schedule; note that some commercial guides cite a different band structure, so a local accountant should confirm the bracket in force.
Other Djibouti computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Progressive — bands applied to monthly taxable salary; bands are cumulative/marginalImpot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots |
| Taxable base for ITS | Gross salary less the employee's mandatory social security (CNSS) contributionsImpot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots |
| Flat rate for engagements of less than one calendar month | 15% flat on total remuneration paid in the monthImpot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots |
| Collection mechanism | Withheld at source by the employer (PAYE-equivalent) and remitted monthlyImpot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots |
| ITS payment / declaration deadline | 15th day of the month following the salary monthImpot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots |
| Residence / source test | Employment income is taxed where the activity is carried out in Djibouti; territorial source rules applyCode General des Impots (Djibouti) |
| Non-resident employees | Generally taxed on Djibouti-source employment income on the same ITS basis as residents; treaty relief limited (small treaty network)Code General des Impots (Djibouti) |
| Tax-free threshold | No general nil-rate band under the official schedule — the lowest band (below DJF 30,000/month) is taxed at 2%Impot sur les Traitements et Salaires (ITS), Code General des Impots |
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