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Guernsey vs Zambia: tax rates compared
Zambia's income tax rate is 17pp higher than Guernsey's (37% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Guernsey sits below it, Zambia sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Zambia's 2026-01-01, 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
| Tax | GG | ZM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 37% | ZM +17 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 30% | ZM +30 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 0% | 16% | ZM +16 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 20% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Zambia | 37% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −17 pp | Zambia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Zambia | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −30 pp | Zambia higher |
Zambia's corporate tax rate is 30pp higher than Guernsey's (30% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guernsey sits below it, Zambia sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Zambia | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | −16 pp | Zambia higher |
Zambia's VAT rate is 16pp higher than Guernsey's (16% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Guernsey sits below it, Zambia sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Zambia's 2026-03-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Income determination · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Zambia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Guernsey's capital gains tax rate is identical to Zambia's — both sit at 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Zambia's 2026-03-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Zambia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Guernsey's wealth tax rate is identical to Zambia's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Zambia's 2026-03-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.