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Guinea-Bissau vs Tuvalu: tax rates compared
Tuvalu's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Guinea-Bissau's (30% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Guinea-Bissau sits below it, Tuvalu sits above it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2021-01-31 and Tuvalu's 2023-07-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | GW | TV | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 30% | TV +10 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 4% | GW +15 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Tuvalu | 30% | Source: Tuvalu Legislation (official government legislation portal) — Income Tax Act, CAP. 26.16 (2022 Revised Edition), Schedule 6 · as of 2023-07-21 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Tuvalu higher |
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 |
| Tuvalu | 4% | Source: Consumption Tax Regulations, 2022 Revised Edition (CAP 26.02.1), Tuvalu · as of 2011-12-19 |
| Difference | +15 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Guinea-Bissau's VAT rate is 15pp higher than Tuvalu's (19% vs 4%). The 181-country average is 15%: Guinea-Bissau sits above it, Tuvalu sits below it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2022-02-25 and Tuvalu's 2011-12-19, 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 |
| Tuvalu | 0% | Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act 1992 (principal direct-tax statute), via International Center for Not-for-Profit Law mirror · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Guinea-Bissau's wealth tax rate is identical to Tuvalu's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.