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Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: tax rates compared

Sierra Leone's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Equatorial Guinea's (30% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Equatorial Guinea sits below it, Sierra Leone sits above it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Sierra Leone's 2021-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income25%30%Corporate25%VAT15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GQ SLDifference
Income Tax25%30%SL +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
Sierra Leone30%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — 2022 NRA Tax Guide · as of 2021-01-01
Difference−5 ppSierra Leone higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Equatorial Guinea25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sierra Leone25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Equatorial Guinea's corporate tax rate is identical to Sierra Leone's — both sit at 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
Sierra Leone15%Source: National Revenue Authority (Sierra Leone) — A Guide to the GST Legislation · as of 2009-03-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Equatorial Guinea's VAT rate is identical to Sierra Leone's — both sit at 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Equatorial Guinea matches the world average, Sierra Leone matches the world average. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Sierra Leone's 2009-03-01, 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
Sierra Leone0%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — Tax Laws & Regulations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Equatorial Guinea's wealth tax rate is identical to Sierra Leone's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Sierra Leone's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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