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Bahamas vs Ghana: tax rates compared

Ghana has an income tax rate of 35%, 35pp above Bahamas's 0%. The 200-country average is 28%: Bahamas sits below it, Ghana sits above 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

0102030405060Income0%35%Corporate0%25%VAT10%15%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BS GHDifference
Income Tax0%35%GH +35 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax0%25%GH +25 pp
VAT10%15%GH +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%15%GH +15 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahamas0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahamas, The (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-24
Ghana35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ghana, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-03-11
Difference−35 ppGhana higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahamas0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ghana25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−25 ppGhana higher

Ghana has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Bahamas's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bahamas sits below it, Ghana sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahamas10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahamas (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-24
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−5 ppGhana higher

Ghana has a VAT rate of 15%, 5pp above Bahamas's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Bahamas sits below it, Ghana matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahamas0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahamas, The (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-24
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — Capital Gains Tax · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−15 ppGhana higher

Ghana has a capital gains tax rate of 15%, 15pp above Bahamas's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bahamas sits below it, Ghana sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahamas0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahamas, The (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-24
Ghana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-11
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bahamas and Ghana share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.