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Guatemala vs Madagascar: tax rates compared

Madagascar's income tax rate is 18pp higher than Guatemala's (25% vs 7%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below 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

0102030405060Income7%25%Corporate20%25%VAT12%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GT MGDifference
Income Tax7%25%MG +18 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%20%GT +5 pp
VAT12%20%MG +8 pp
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
Madagascar25%Source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Madagascar) — Loi n° 2025-021 portant Loi de Finances pour 2026, Article 01.03.16 · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−18 ppMadagascar higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Madagascar20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppGuatemala higher

Guatemala's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Madagascar's (25% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guatemala sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guatemala (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-09
Madagascar20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18
Difference−8 ppMadagascar higher

Madagascar's VAT rate is 8pp higher than Guatemala's (20% vs 12%). The 181-country average is 15%: Guatemala sits below it, Madagascar sits above it. Guatemala's figure is dated 2026-06-09 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guatemala (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-09
Madagascar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Guatemala's wealth tax rate is identical to Madagascar's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guatemala's figure is dated 2026-06-09 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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