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Afghanistan vs Central African Republic: tax rates compared

Central African Republic has an income tax rate of 40%, 20pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Central African Republic sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Central African Republic's 2023-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income20%40%Corporate20%30%Capital Gains20%40%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF CFDifference
Income Tax20%40%CF +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%30%CF +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%40%CF +20 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference−20 ppCentral African Republic higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Central African Republic30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Central African Republic sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Articles 55, 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference−20 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic has a capital gains tax rate of 40%, 20pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Central African Republic's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.