Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea
Guinea: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 2.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.9%
World rank
170th
of 189 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2016
All-time low
2.9%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2008–2020
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea peaked at 6.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 170th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.7% | — |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +59.1% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -54.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Guinea was 2.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Guinea ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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