Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.2%
World rank
175th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2014
All-time low
1.2%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea-Bissau, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +40.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -35.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.0%, 10% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 172 Djibouti 2.3% compare
- 173 Cape Verde 2.1% compare
- 174 Libya 1.3% compare
- 176 Tonga 1.1% compare
- 177 Myanmar 0.0%
- 177 Kuwait 0.0%
- 177 Iraq 0.0%
- 177 North Korea 0.0%
- 177 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 177 Egypt 0.0%
- 177 Qatar 0.0%
- 177 Yemen 0.0%
- 177 Nauru 0.0%
- 177 San Marino 0.0%
- 177 Palau 0.0%
- 177 Syria 0.0%
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea-Bissau?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea-Bissau was 1.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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