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Guernsey vs India: tax rates compared

India has an income tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Guernsey's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Guernsey sits below it, India sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and India's 2026-05-12, 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

0102030405060Income20%30%Corporate0%30%VAT0%18%Capital Gains0%12.5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GG INDifference
Income Tax20%30%IN +10 pp
Corporate Tax0%30%IN +30 pplargest gap
VAT0%18%IN +18 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%12.5%IN +12.5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey20%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-17
India30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-12
Difference−10 ppIndia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
India30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−30 ppIndia higher

India has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 30pp above Guernsey's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guernsey sits below it, India sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
India18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-11
Difference−18 ppIndia higher

India has a VAT rate of 18%, 18pp above Guernsey's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Guernsey sits below it, India sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and India's 2026-05-11, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Income determination · as of 2025-12-17
India12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-07-23
Difference−12.5 ppIndia higher

India has a capital gains tax rate of 12.5%, 12.5pp above Guernsey's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Guernsey sits below it, India sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and India's 2024-07-23, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
India0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Guernsey and India share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and India's 2026-05-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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