Ghana or Guyana: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Level pegging: Ghana and Guyana weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Ghana

4.7/10

132nd of 217

Tax Ghana Guyana Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 25% Same rate
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 35% 25% to 35% Same rate
VAT standard rate 15% 14% +1.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Ghana

General rate 25%
Upstream mining and oil 35%
Hospitality 22%
Banks lending to agriculture 20%
Non-traditional exports 8%

Guyana

n/a

See the Ghana page See the Guyana page