Guinea-Bissau, Palau and Suriname introduce VAT or GST 1 January 2023
Three new countries will implement Value Added Tax or Goods and Services Taxes in the new year. These are:
- Suriname replaces its existing sales tax with 10% VAT;
- Palau Gross Revenue Tax to be replaced by 10% Goods and Services Tax; and
- Guinea-Bissau withdraws 15% sales tax for VAT.
VATCalc live tracks the global VAT, GST and Sales Tax rates in over 304 countries, states, provinces and dependency states. This comes as part of our tax engine determination product, VAT Calculator.
These three additional jurisdictions will take the total number of countries with VAT or GST to 174.
Countries with VAT or GST Jan 2023
Country | Year | Country | Year | |||
1 | Albania | 1995 | 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 1999 | |
2 | Algeria | 1992 | 91 | Lao | 2010 | |
3 | Andorra | 2013 | 92 | Latvia | 1995 | |
4 | Angola | 2019 | 93 | Lebanon | 2002 | |
5 | Anguilla | 2022 | 94 | Lesotho | 2003 | |
6 | Antigua and Barbuda3 | 2007 | 95 | Liechtenstein | 1995 | |
7 | Argentina | 1974 | 96 | Lithuania | 1994 | |
8 | Armenia | 1993 | 97 | Luxembourg | 1970 | |
9 | Australia | 2000 | 98 | Madagascar | 1994 | |
10 | Austria4 | 1973 | 99 | Malawi | 2002 | |
11 | Azerbaijan | 1992 | 100 | Maldives | 2011 | |
12 | Bahamas | 2015 | 101 | Mali | 1991 | |
13 | Bangladesh | 1991 | 102 | Malta | 1999 | |
14 | Barbados | 1997 | 103 | Mauritania | 1995 | |
15 | Bahrain | 2018 | 104 | Mauritius | 1998 | |
16 | Belarus | 1991 | 105 | Mexico | 1980 | |
17 | Belgium | 1971 | 106 | Moldova | 1998 | |
18 | Belize | 2006 | 107 | Monaco | 1968 | |
19 | Benin | 1991 | 108 | Mongolia | 1998 | |
20 | Bolivia | 1986 | 109 | Montenegro | 2003 | |
21 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 2006 | 110 | Morocco | 1986 | |
22 | Botswana | 2002 | 111 | Mozambique | 1999 | |
23 | Brazil | 1964 | 112 | Namibia | 2000 | |
24 | Bulgaria | 1994 | 113 | Nepal | 1997 | |
25 | Burkina Faso | 1993 | 114 | Netherlands | 1969 | |
26 | Burundi | 2009 | 115 | New Zealand | 1986 | |
27 | Cambodia | 1999 | 116 | Nicaragua | 1975 | |
28 | Cameroon | 1999 | 117 | Niger | 1986 | |
29 | Canada | 1991 | 118 | Nigeria | 1994 | |
30 | Cape Verde | 2004 | 119 | Niue | 2009 | |
31 | Central African Republic | 2001 | 120 | North Macedonia | 2000 | |
32 | Chad | 2000 | 121 | Norway | 1970 | |
33 | Chile | 1975 | 122 | Oman | 2021 | |
34 | China (People’s Republic) | 1994 | 123 | Pakistan | 1990 | |
35 | Colombia | 1983 | 124 | Panama | 1977 | |
36 | Commonwealth of Dominica | 2006 | 125 | Papua New Guinea | 1999 | |
37 | Congo (Dem. Republic) | 2012 | 126 | Paraguay | 1993 | |
38 | Congo (Republic) | 1997 | 127 | Peru | 1991 | |
39 | Cook Islands | 1997 | 128 | Philippines | 1988 | |
40 | Costa Rica | 2019 | 129 | Palau | 2023 | |
41 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1960 | 130 | Poland | 1993 | |
42 | Croatia | 1998 | 131 | Portugal | 1986 | |
43 | Cyprus6 | 1992 | 132 | Romania | 1993 | |
44 | Czech Republic | 1993 | 133 | Russia | 1991 | |
45 | Denmark | 1967 | 134 | Rwanda | 2001 | |
46 | Djibouti | 2009 | 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2010 | |
47 | Dominican Republic | 1983 | 136 | Saint Lucia | 2012 | |
48 | Ecuador | 1970 | 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2007 | |
49 | Egypt | 2017 | 138 | Samoa | 1994 | |
50 | El Salvador | 1992 | 138 | Samoa | 1994 | |
51 | Equatorial Guinea | 2005 | 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2023 | |
52 | Estonia | 1991 | 139 | Saudi Arabia | 2018 | |
53 | Eswatini | 2012 | 140 | Senegal | 1980 | |
54 | Ethiopia | 2003 | 141 | Serbia | 2005 | |
55 | Faroe Islands | 1993 | 142 | Seychelles | 2012 | |
56 | Fiji | 1992 | 143 | Sierra Leone | 2009 | |
57 | Finland | 1994 | 144 | Singapore | 1994 | |
58 | France | 1968 | 145 | Slovak Republic | 1993 | |
59 | Gabon | 1995 | 146 | Slovenia | 1999 | |
60 | Gambia | 2013 | 147 | South Africa | 1991 | |
61 | Georgia | 1993 | 148 | Spain | 1986 | |
62 | Germany | 1968 | 149 | Sri Lanka | 1998 | |
63 | Ghana | 1998 | 150 | Sudan | 2000 | |
64 | Greece8 | 1987 | 151 | Sweden | 1969 | |
65 | Grenada | 2010 | 152 | Switzerland | 1995 | |
66 | Guatemala | 1992 | 153 | Suriname | 2023 | |
67 | Guinea | 1996 | 154 | Chinese Taipei | 1986 | |
68 | Guinea-Bissau | 2023 | 155 | Tajikistan | 1992 | |
69 | Guyana | 2007 | 156 | Tanzania | 1998 | |
70 | Haiti | 1982 | 157 | Thailand | 1992 | |
71 | Honduras | 1964 | 158 | Togo | 1995 | |
72 | Hungary | 1988 | 159 | Tonga | 2005 | |
73 | Iceland | 1990 | 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1990 | |
74 | India | 2017 | 161 | Tunisia | 1988 | |
75 | Indonesia | 1985 | 162 | Turkey | 1984 | |
76 | Iran | 2008 | 163 | Turkmenistan | 1992 | |
77 | Ireland | 1972 | 164 | Uganda | 1996 | |
78 | Isle of Man | 1973 | 165 | Ukraine | 1992 | |
79 | Israel | 1976 | 166 | UAE | 2018 | |
80 | Italy | 1973 | 167 | UK | 1973 | |
81 | Jamaica | 1991 | 168 | Uruguay | 1972 | |
82 | Japan | 1989 | 169 | Uzbekistan | 1992 | |
83 | Jersey | 2008 | 170 | Vanuatu | 1998 | |
84 | Jordan | 2001 | 171 | Venezuela | 1993 | |
85 | Kazakhstan | 1992 | 172 | Vietnam | 1999 | |
86 | Kenya | 1990 | 173 | Zambia | 1995 | |
87 | Kiribati | 2014 | 174 | Zimbabwe | 2004 | |
88 | Korea, South | 1977 |