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Costa Rica vs Guinea: tax rates compared
Costa Rica has an income tax rate of 25%, 5pp above Guinea's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Costa Rica's figure is dated 2025-01-01 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
| Tax | CR | GN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 20% | CR +5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 25% | CR +5 pp |
| VAT | 13% | 18% | GN +5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 25% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Guinea | 20% | 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 | +5 pp | Costa Rica higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Guinea | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Costa Rica higher |
Costa Rica has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Guinea's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Costa Rica (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30 |
| Guinea | 18% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Guinea higher |
Guinea has a VAT rate of 18%, 5pp above Costa Rica's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: Costa Rica sits below it, Guinea sits above it. Costa Rica's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Guinea's 2023-01-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-06-30 |
| Guinea | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) Guinée — official site · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Costa Rica and Guinea share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.