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Afghanistan vs Belarus: tax rates compared
Between the two, Belarus's income tax rate (30%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Belarus sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Belarus's 2026-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | AF | BY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 30% | BY +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 25% | BY +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20% | 13% | AF +7 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01 |
| Belarus | 30% | Source: Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus — "Aleksandr Lukashenko approves changes to tax legislation" · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Belarus higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Belarus | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Belarus higher |
Between the two, Belarus's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Belarus sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01 |
| Belarus | 13% | Source: Republic of Belarus — Tax Code (Special Part), Ministry of Finance consolidated text (Art. 160: tax base for income from securities transactions; Art. 173: personal income tax rates) · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Difference | +7 pp | Afghanistan higher |
Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Belarus's (13%) by 7pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Belarus's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.