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Guinea-Bissau vs Republic of the Congo: tax rates compared
Republic of the Congo has an income tax rate of 40%, 20pp above Guinea-Bissau's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Guinea-Bissau sits below it, Republic of the Congo sits above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2021-01-31 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, 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 | CG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 40% | CG +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 28% | CG +3 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 18.9% | GW +0.1 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 |
| Republic of the Congo | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-10 |
| Difference | −20 pp | Republic of the Congo higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Republic of the Congo | 28% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Republic of the Congo higher |
Republic of the Congo has a corporate tax rate of 28%, 3pp above Guinea-Bissau's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above 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 |
| Republic of the Congo | 18.9% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-10 |
| Difference | +0.1 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Guinea-Bissau has a VAT rate of 19%, 0.1pp above Republic of the Congo's 18.9%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2022-02-25 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, 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 |
| Republic of the Congo | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-10 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Guinea-Bissau and Republic of the Congo share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.