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Dominica vs Guinea-Bissau: tax rates compared
Between the two, Dominica's income tax rate (35%) tops Guinea-Bissau's (20%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Dominica sits above it, Guinea-Bissau sits below it. Dominica's figure is dated 2018-01-01 and Guinea-Bissau's 2021-01-31, 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 | DM | GW | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 20% | DM +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| VAT | 15% | 19% | GW +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominica | 35% | Source: Commonwealth of Dominica Inland Revenue Division — Current Income Tax Rates · as of 2018-01-01 |
| 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 | +15 pp | Dominica higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominica | 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 |
There's no gap here — Dominica and Guinea-Bissau both post a corporate tax rate of 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominica | 15% | Source: Dominica Inland Revenue Division — Value Added Tax · as of 2006-03-01 |
| 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 | −4 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Between the two, Guinea-Bissau's VAT rate (19%) tops Dominica's (15%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Dominica matches the world average, Guinea-Bissau sits above it. Dominica's figure is dated 2006-03-01 and Guinea-Bissau's 2022-02-25, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominica | 0% | Source: Dominica Inland Revenue Division — Tax Laws · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0% | Source: Direção Geral das Contribuições e Impostos (DGCI) Guiné-Bissau — official withholding-tax return instructions (Instrução de Serviço, DGCI/2021), hosted on the Ministério das Finanças domain · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Dominica and Guinea-Bissau 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.