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Guatemala vs Kosovo: tax rates compared

Between the two, Kosovo's income tax rate (10%) tops Guatemala's (7%) by 3pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below 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

0102030405060Income7%10%Corporate10%25%VAT12%18%Capital Gains10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GT XKDifference
Income Tax7%10%XK +3 pp
Corporate Tax25%10%GT +15 pplargest gap
VAT12%18%XK +6 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%10%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala7%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guatemala, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-06-09
Kosovo10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference−3 ppKosovo higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Kosovo10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+15 ppGuatemala higher

Between the two, Guatemala's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Kosovo's (10%) by 15pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guatemala sits above it, Kosovo sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guatemala (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-09
Kosovo18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference−6 ppKosovo higher

Between the two, Kosovo's VAT rate (18%) tops Guatemala's (12%) by 6pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Guatemala sits below it, Kosovo sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guatemala (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-09
Kosovo10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Capital gains tax (CGT) rates (quick chart, Kosovo individual row) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Guatemala and Kosovo both post a capital gains tax rate of 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guatemala (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-09
Kosovo0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Guatemala and Kosovo 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.