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Equatorial Guinea vs Togo: tax rates compared

Between the two, Togo's income tax rate (35%) tops Equatorial Guinea's (25%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Equatorial Guinea sits below it, Togo sits above it.

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%35%Corporate25%27%VAT15%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GQ TGDifference
Income Tax25%35%TG +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%27%TG +2 pp
VAT15%18%TG +3 pp
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
Togo35%Source: Office Togolais des Recettes — Code Général des Impôts et Livre des Procédures Fiscales (mis à jour 2025), Art. 74 · as of 2025-04-23
Difference−10 ppTogo higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Equatorial Guinea25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Togo27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2 ppTogo higher

Between the two, Togo's corporate tax rate (27%) tops Equatorial Guinea's (25%) by 2pp. 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
Togo18%Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01
Difference−3 ppTogo higher

Between the two, Togo's VAT rate (18%) tops Equatorial Guinea's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Equatorial Guinea matches the world average, Togo sits above it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Togo's 2020-01-01, 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
Togo0%Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

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