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France vs Guinea: tax rates compared

France has an income tax rate of 55.4%, 35.4pp above Guinea's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: France sits above it, Guinea sits below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Guinea's 2022-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income20%55.4%Corporate25%36.1%VAT18%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax FR GNDifference
Income Tax55.4%20%FR +35.4 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax36.1%25%FR +11.1 pp
VAT20%18%FR +2 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France55.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guinea20%Source: Guinea Code Général des Impôts (Loi ordinaire L/2021/032/AN), Direction Générale des Impôts, Articles 63-64 · as of 2022-01-01
Difference+35.4 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guinea25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+11.1 ppFrance higher

France has a corporate tax rate of 36.1%, 11.1pp above Guinea's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Guinea18%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28
Difference+2 ppFrance higher

France has a VAT rate of 20%, 2pp above Guinea's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. France's figure is dated 2026-04-24 and Guinea's 2023-01-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Guinea0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) Guinée — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

France and Guinea share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Guinea's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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