CF · AfricaGN · Africa

Central African Republic vs Guinea: tax rates compared

Central African Republic's income tax rate is 20pp higher than Guinea's (40% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Central African Republic sits above it, Guinea sits below it. Central African Republic's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Guinea's 2022-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income20%40%Corporate25%30%VAT18%19%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax CF GNDifference
Income Tax40%20%CF +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%25%CF +5 pp
VAT19%18%CF +1 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 86) · as of 2023-01-01
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 ppCentral African Republic higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic30%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+5 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Guinea's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic19%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 257) · as of 2019-01-01
Guinea18%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28
Difference+1 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Guinea's (19% vs 18%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Central African Republic's figure is dated 2019-01-01 and Guinea's 2023-01-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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