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Guinea-Bissau vs Norway: tax rates compared
Between the two, Norway's income tax rate (39.7%) tops Guinea-Bissau's (20%) by 19.7pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Guinea-Bissau sits below it, Norway sits above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2021-01-31 and Norway'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 | NO | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 39.7% | NO +19.7 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 22% | GW +3 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 25% | NO +6 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 1.1% | NO +1.1 pp |
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 |
| Norway | 39.7% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −19.7 pp | Norway higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Norway | 22% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Between the two, Guinea-Bissau's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Norway's (22%) by 3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guinea-Bissau sits above it, Norway 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 |
| Norway | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25 |
| Difference | −6 pp | Norway higher |
Between the two, Norway's VAT rate (25%) tops Guinea-Bissau's (19%) by 6pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2022-02-25 and Norway's 2026-06-25, 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 |
| Norway | 1.1% | Source: Skatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration) — Wealth tax rates · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −1.1 pp | Norway higher |
Between the two, Norway's wealth tax rate (1.1%) tops Guinea-Bissau's (0%) by 1.1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Guinea-Bissau sits below it, Norway sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.