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Guernsey vs Montenegro: tax rates compared

Between the two, Guernsey's income tax rate (20%) tops Montenegro's (15%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Montenegro's 2026-03-27, 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

0102030405060Income15%20%Corporate0%15%VAT0%21%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GG MEDifference
Income Tax20%15%GG +5 pp
Corporate Tax0%15%ME +15 pp
VAT0%21%ME +21 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%15%ME +15 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
Montenegro15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Montenegro (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-27
Difference+5 ppGuernsey higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Montenegro15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−15 ppMontenegro higher

Between the two, Montenegro's corporate tax rate (15%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 15pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
Montenegro21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Montenegro (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27
Difference−21 ppMontenegro higher

Between the two, Montenegro's VAT rate (21%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 21pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Guernsey sits below it, Montenegro sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Montenegro's 2026-03-27, 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
Montenegro15%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Montenegro (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27
Difference−15 ppMontenegro higher

Between the two, Montenegro's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Guernsey sits below it, Montenegro sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Montenegro's 2026-03-27, 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
Montenegro0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-27
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Guernsey and Montenegro both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Montenegro's 2026-03-27, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.