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Gabon vs Ghana: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — Gabon and Ghana both post an income tax rate of 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income35%Corporate25%30%VAT15%18%Capital Gains15%20%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GA GHDifference
Income Tax35%35%match
Corporate Tax30%25%GA +5 pplargest gap
VAT18%15%GA +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%15%GA +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-01-13
Ghana35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ghana, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-03-11
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ghana25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppGabon higher

Between the two, Gabon's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Ghana's (25%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Difference+3 ppGabon higher

Between the two, Gabon's VAT rate (18%) tops Ghana's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Gabon sits above it, Ghana matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon20%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Other taxes · as of 2026-01-13
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — Capital Gains Tax · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+5 ppGabon higher

Between the two, Gabon's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Ghana's (15%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Ghana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-11
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Gabon and Ghana both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.