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Guinea vs Mauritius: tax rates compared
There's no gap here — Guinea and Mauritius both post an income tax rate of 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Guinea's figure is dated 2022-01-01 and Mauritius's 2025-07-01, 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 | GN | MU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 20% | match |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 15% | GN +10 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 18% | 15% | GN +3 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 20% | Source: Guinea Code Général des Impôts (Loi ordinaire L/2021/032/AN), Direction Générale des Impôts, Articles 63-64 · as of 2022-01-01 |
| Mauritius | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritius (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-07-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Mauritius | 15% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Guinea higher |
Between the two, Guinea's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Mauritius's (15%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guinea sits above it, Mauritius sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 18% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28 |
| Mauritius | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritius (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-15 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Guinea higher |
Between the two, Guinea's VAT rate (18%) tops Mauritius's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Guinea sits above it, Mauritius matches the world average. Guinea's figure is dated 2023-01-28 and Mauritius's 2026-06-15, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) Guinée — official site · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Mauritius | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritius (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-15 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Guinea and Mauritius both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.