Yemen take-home pay and income tax calculator 2026

Calculated with 2026 rules for a single, full-time employee whose salary is their only income.

Income tax rates in Yemen 2026

Annual brackets from Article 62 of Law 17 of 2010. The monthly equivalent: the first 10,000 rials exempt, then 10% on the next 10,000, then 15% on the next 50,000, then 20% on anything above 70,000 rials a month. They apply to the wage after the pension instalment (the employee social insurance share) is deducted. The limits have not changed since 2010, despite the collapse in the value of the rial.

Social insurance rates

Worked example

An employee earning 250,000 Yemeni rials a month, 3,000,000 a year:

• Calculated under the rules of the Tax Authority in Aden (the internationally recognised government). Areas under the Sanaa authorities apply different amendments and a different currency.
• Daily-wage workers are exempt from tax under Article 50, subject to the conditions in the executive regulations.

Key tax facts about Yemen

Tax year

The calendar year, 1 January to 31 December 2026

Governing law

Income Tax Law No. 17 of 2010 and its executive regulations, as published by the Tax Authority in the interim capital, Aden

Tax-free band

120,000 rials a year, or 10,000 rials a month

Top rate

20% above 840,000 rials a year (70,000 a month)

Social insurance

6% from the employee; 9% pension and 4% work injury from the employer (Law 26 of 1991)

How tax is collected

The employer withholds tax from salary and pays it with a return; small businesses pay every three months

Corporate tax

20% for companies in general, 35% for oil, gas and mining companies, and 50% for mobile phone operators

Sales tax

A general sales tax at a standard rate of 5% (not confirmed from a primary text)

Profit tax returns

The Tax Authority in Aden asked taxpayers to file 2024 returns by 30 April 2025; the usual annual deadline is the end of April

Tax guide to Yemen Living in Yemen in figures Tax authority and filing deadline

Compare Yemen with other countries

Official sources

Every figure in this calculator comes from these sources, last checked on 2 October 2026. The brackets and social insurance rates are taken from the texts of the laws themselves, and the Tax Authority in Aden publishes Law 17 of 2010 with no change to the salary brackets. But the country is divided: the Sanaa authorities have issued their own amendments and use a rial with a different exchange rate, and the available text of the social insurance law is the 1991 version, which may have been amended since. The 5% general sales tax rate is not confirmed by a primary text.

1. Law No. 17 of 2010 on Income Taxes, Articles 48, 49, 50, 62 and 63 (file from the Tax Authority in Aden) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
2. Tax Authority in Sanaa: Law No. 8 of 2020 amending Law 17 of 2010 (for comparison, not applied in the calculator) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
3. Republican Decree-Law No. 26 of 1991 on Social Insurance, Articles 27 and 49 (Official Gazette text reproduced, University of Minnesota Human Rights Library) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
4. Central Bank of Yemen (Aden): periodic bulletin, April to June 2026 Official source · checked 2 October 2026
5. Central Bank of Yemen (Aden): monetary and financial developments, February 2026 Official source · checked 2 October 2026

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