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Guinea-Bissau vs Switzerland: tax rates compared
Switzerland's income tax rate is 21.4pp higher than Guinea-Bissau's (41.4% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Guinea-Bissau sits below it, Switzerland sits above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2021-01-31 and Switzerland'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 | CH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 41.4% | CH +21.4 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 19.6% | GW +5.4 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 8.1% | GW +10.9 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.9% | CH +0.9 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 |
| Switzerland | 41.4% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −21.4 pp | Switzerland higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Switzerland | 19.6% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5.4 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Guinea-Bissau's corporate tax rate is 5.4pp higher than Switzerland's (25% vs 19.6%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guinea-Bissau sits above it, Switzerland 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 |
| Switzerland | 8.1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Switzerland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-01 |
| Difference | +10.9 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Guinea-Bissau's VAT rate is 10.9pp higher than Switzerland's (19% vs 8.1%). The 181-country average is 15%: Guinea-Bissau sits above it, Switzerland sits below it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2022-02-25 and Switzerland's 2026-07-01, 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 |
| Switzerland | 0.9% | Source: République et Canton de Genève, Administration fiscale cantonale — Barèmes 2025 pour les impôts sur le revenu et la fortune · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −0.9 pp | Switzerland higher |
Switzerland's wealth tax rate is 0.9pp higher than Guinea-Bissau's (0.9% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Guinea-Bissau sits below it, Switzerland sits above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Switzerland's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.