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Guatemala vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: tax rates compared

Between the two, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's income tax rate (28%) tops Guatemala's (7%) by 21pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Guatemala sits below it, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines matches the world average. Guatemala's figure is dated 2026-06-09 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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%28%Corporate25%28%VAT12%16%Capital Gains0%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GT VCDifference
Income Tax7%28%VC +21 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%28%VC +3 pp
VAT12%16%VC +4 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%0%GT +10 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28%Source: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Inland Revenue Department — PAYE Tax Tables (Code 245) · as of 2024-01-01
Difference−21 ppSaint Vincent and the Grenadines higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3 ppSaint Vincent and the Grenadines higher

Between the two, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's corporate tax rate (28%) tops Guatemala's (25%) by 3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guatemala12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guatemala (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-09
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines16%Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−4 ppSaint Vincent and the Grenadines higher

Between the two, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's VAT rate (16%) tops Guatemala's (12%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Guatemala sits below it, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0%Source: Laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Income Tax Act, Cap. 435, Section 33 (Assessable income: general) · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+10 ppGuatemala higher

Between the two, Guatemala's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's (0%) by 10pp. 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0%Source: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Inland Revenue Department — Taxes · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Guatemala and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.