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Afghanistan vs Bhutan: tax rates compared
Between the two, Bhutan's income tax rate (30%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Bhutan sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Bhutan's 2026-07-20, 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 | BT | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 30% | BT +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 25% | BT +5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01 |
| Bhutan | 30% | Source: Bhutan Department of Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Bhutan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Bhutan | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Bhutan higher |
Between the two, Bhutan's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Bhutan sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 0% | Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Tax Laws · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Bhutan | 0% | Source: Bhutan Department of Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Afghanistan and Bhutan both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.