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Equatorial Guinea vs Seychelles: tax rates compared

Between the two, Seychelles's income tax rate (30%) tops Equatorial Guinea's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Equatorial Guinea sits below it, Seychelles sits above it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Seychelles's 2018-06-01, 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

0102030405060Income25%30%Corporate25%VAT15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GQ SCDifference
Income Tax25%30%SC +5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT15%15%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Equatorial Guinea25%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-11-21
Seychelles30%Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission — Income and Non-Monetary Benefits Tax · as of 2018-06-01
Difference−5 ppSeychelles higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Equatorial Guinea25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Seychelles25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Equatorial Guinea and Seychelles both post a corporate tax rate of 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Equatorial Guinea15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-21
Seychelles15%Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission · as of 2010-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Equatorial Guinea and Seychelles both post a VAT rate of 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Equatorial Guinea matches the world average, Seychelles matches the world average. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Seychelles's 2010-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Equatorial Guinea0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-21
Seychelles0%Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Equatorial Guinea and Seychelles 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 Seychelles's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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