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Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: tax rates compared
Between the two, Niger's income tax rate (35%) tops Equatorial Guinea's (25%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Equatorial Guinea sits below it, Niger sits above it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Niger's 2010-01-01, 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 | GQ | NE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 35% | NE +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | NE +5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 19% | NE +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-11-21 |
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Niger higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Niger | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Niger higher |
Between the two, Niger's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Equatorial Guinea's (25%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-21 |
| Niger | 19% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Niger higher |
Between the two, Niger's VAT rate (19%) tops Equatorial Guinea's (15%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Equatorial Guinea matches the world average, Niger sits above it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Niger's 2023-01-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-21 |
| Niger | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Equatorial Guinea and Niger both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Niger's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.