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Guinea-Bissau vs Ireland: tax rates compared
Ireland has an income tax rate of 48%, 28pp above Guinea-Bissau's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Guinea-Bissau sits below it, Ireland sits above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2021-01-31 and Ireland's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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
| Tax | GW | IE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 48% | IE +28 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 12.5% | GW +12.5 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 23% | IE +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 20% | Source: Ministério das Finanças (Guiné-Bissau) — Código do Imposto Profissional, Artigo 27º (Redação atribuída pelo artigo 10º da Lei nº 1/2021), via Kontaktu legislation portal · as of 2021-01-31 |
| Ireland | 48% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −28 pp | Ireland higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Ireland | 12.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +12.5 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Guinea-Bissau has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 12.5pp above Ireland's 12.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guinea-Bissau sits above it, Ireland sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 19% | Source: Ministério das Finanças (Guiné-Bissau) — Lei nº 4/2022 (Código do IVA), via Kontaktu legislation portal · as of 2022-02-25 |
| Ireland | 23% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-06 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Ireland higher |
Ireland has a VAT rate of 23%, 4pp above Guinea-Bissau's 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2022-02-25 and Ireland's 2026-03-06, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 0% | Source: Direção Geral das Contribuições e Impostos (DGCI) Guiné-Bissau — official withholding-tax return instructions (Instrução de Serviço, DGCI/2021), hosted on the Ministério das Finanças domain · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Ireland | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-06 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Guinea-Bissau and Ireland share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.