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Guinea-Bissau vs United Arab Emirates: tax rates compared
Guinea-Bissau's income tax rate is 20pp higher than United Arab Emirates's (20% vs 0%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2021-01-31 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, 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 | AE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 0% | GW +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 9% | GW +16 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 5% | GW +14 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 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +16 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Guinea-Bissau's corporate tax rate is 16pp higher than United Arab Emirates's (25% vs 9%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guinea-Bissau sits above it, United Arab Emirates 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 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | +14 pp | Guinea-Bissau higher |
Guinea-Bissau's VAT rate is 14pp higher than United Arab Emirates's (19% vs 5%). The 181-country average is 15%: Guinea-Bissau sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it. Guinea-Bissau's figure is dated 2022-02-25 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, 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 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Guinea-Bissau's wealth tax rate is identical to United Arab Emirates's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.