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Belarus vs Guinea-Bissau: tax rates compared
Belarus has an income tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Guinea-Bissau's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Belarus sits above it, Guinea-Bissau sits below it. Belarus's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and Guinea-Bissau's 2021-01-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BY | GW | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 20% | BY +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| VAT | 20% | 19% | BY +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 30% | Source: Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus — "Aleksandr Lukashenko approves changes to tax legislation" · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 20% | Source: Ministério das Finanças (Guiné-Bissau) — Código do Imposto Profissional, Artigo 27º (Redação atribuída pelo artigo 10º da Lei nº 1/2021), via Kontaktu legislation portal · as of 2021-01-31 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Belarus higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Belarus and Guinea-Bissau share the same corporate tax rate: 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 20% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus (Special Part), Article 122 — consolidated text via pravo.by, linked from the Ministry of Taxes and Duties' official site · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 19% | Source: Ministério das Finanças (Guiné-Bissau) — Lei nº 4/2022 (Código do IVA), via Kontaktu legislation portal · as of 2022-02-25 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Belarus higher |
Belarus has a VAT rate of 20%, 1pp above Guinea-Bissau's 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Belarus's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Guinea-Bissau's 2022-02-25, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.