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China vs Guinea: tax rates compared

China has an income tax rate of 45%, 25pp above Guinea's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: China sits above it, Guinea sits below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 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

0102030405060Income20%45%Corporate25%VAT13%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CN GNDifference
Income Tax45%20%CN +25 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT13%18%GN +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
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+25 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China25%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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Guinea share the same corporate tax rate: 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
China13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Guinea18%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28
Difference−5 ppGuinea higher

Guinea has a VAT rate of 18%, 5pp above China's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Guinea sits above it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Guinea's 2023-01-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Guinea0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) Guinée — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Guinea share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Guinea's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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