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British Virgin Islands vs Guinea: tax rates compared

Between the two, Guinea's income tax rate (20%) tops British Virgin Islands's (0%) by 20pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. British Virgin Islands's figure is dated 2026-07-20 and Guinea's 2022-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income0%20%Corporate0%25%VAT0%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax VG GNDifference
Income Tax0%20%GN +20 pp
Corporate Tax0%25%GN +25 pplargest gap
VAT0%18%GN +18 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Government of the Virgin Islands — All Government Services (Inland Revenue Department tax listing) · as of 2026-07-20
Guinea20%Source: Guinea Code Général des Impôts (Loi ordinaire L/2021/032/AN), Direction Générale des Impôts, Articles 63-64 · as of 2022-01-01
Difference−20 ppGuinea higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guinea25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−25 ppGuinea higher

Between the two, Guinea's corporate tax rate (25%) tops British Virgin Islands's (0%) by 25pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: British Virgin Islands sits below it, Guinea sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Government of the Virgin Islands — Inland Revenue Department · as of 2026-07-19
Guinea18%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28
Difference−18 ppGuinea higher

Between the two, Guinea's VAT rate (18%) tops British Virgin Islands's (0%) by 18pp. The 181-country average is 15%: British Virgin Islands sits below it, Guinea sits above it. British Virgin Islands's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Guinea's 2023-01-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Government of the Virgin Islands — Inland Revenue Department services listing · as of 2026-07-18
Guinea0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) Guinée — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — British Virgin Islands and Guinea both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.