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Australia vs Guernsey: tax rates compared

Australia's income tax rate is 27pp higher than Guernsey's (47% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Australia sits above it, Guernsey sits below it.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%47%Corporate0%30%VAT0%10%Capital Gains0%45%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU GGDifference
Income Tax47%20%AU +27 pp
Corporate Tax30%0%AU +30 pp
VAT10%0%AU +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax45%0%AU +45 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guernsey20%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-17
Difference+27 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guernsey0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+30 ppAustralia higher

Australia's corporate tax rate is 30pp higher than Guernsey's (30% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Australia sits above it, Guernsey sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Guernsey0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
Difference+10 ppAustralia higher

Australia's VAT rate is 10pp higher than Guernsey's (10% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Guernsey's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-30
Guernsey0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Income determination · as of 2025-12-17
Difference+45 ppAustralia higher

Australia's capital gains tax rate is 45pp higher than Guernsey's (45% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Australia sits above it, Guernsey sits below it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Guernsey's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
Guernsey0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Australia's wealth tax rate is identical to Guernsey's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Guernsey's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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