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Guinea vs Netherlands: tax rates compared

Between the two, Netherlands's income tax rate (49.5%) tops Guinea's (20%) by 29.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Guinea sits below it, Netherlands sits above it. Guinea's figure is dated 2022-01-01 and Netherlands'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

0102030405060Income20%49.5%Corporate25%25.8%VAT18%21%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GN NLDifference
Income Tax20%49.5%NL +29.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25.8%NL +0.8 pp
VAT18%21%NL +3 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea20%Source: Guinea Code Général des Impôts (Loi ordinaire L/2021/032/AN), Direction Générale des Impôts, Articles 63-64 · as of 2022-01-01
Netherlands49.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−29.5 ppNetherlands higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.8 ppNetherlands higher

Between the two, Netherlands's corporate tax rate (25.8%) tops Guinea's (25%) by 0.8pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea18%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28
Netherlands21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Netherlands (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−3 ppNetherlands higher

Between the two, Netherlands's VAT rate (21%) tops Guinea's (18%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Guinea's figure is dated 2023-01-28 and Netherlands's 2026-05-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) Guinée — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Netherlands0%Source: Belastingdienst — Box 3 (income from savings and investments) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Guinea and Netherlands both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guinea's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Netherlands's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.