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Equatorial Guinea vs São Tomé and Príncipe: tax rates compared
Equatorial Guinea's income tax rate is identical to São Tomé and Príncipe's — both sit at 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and São Tomé and Príncipe's 2009-10-08, 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
| Tax | GQ | ST | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| VAT | 15% | 15% | 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 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 25% | Source: Diário da República (official gazette), São Tomé e Príncipe — Lei n.º 11/2009, Código do Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares (IRS), Art. 66 · as of 2009-10-08 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Equatorial Guinea's corporate tax rate is identical to São Tomé and Príncipe's — both sit at 25%. 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 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 15% | Source: Ministério do Planeamento, Finanças e Economia Azul (São Tomé e Príncipe) — Manual do IVA 2023 · as of 2023-06-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Equatorial Guinea's VAT rate is identical to São Tomé and Príncipe's — both sit at 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Equatorial Guinea matches the world average, São Tomé and Príncipe matches the world average. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and São Tomé and Príncipe's 2023-06-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.