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Afghanistan vs China: tax rates compared
China has an income tax rate of 45%, 25pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, China sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | AF | CN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 45% | CN +25 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 25% | CN +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20% | 0% | AF +20 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 |
| China | 45% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −25 pp | China higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| China | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | China higher |
China has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 5pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, China 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 |
| China | 0% | Source: State Taxation Administration Shanxi Provincial Tax Service — Caishuizi [1998] No. 61 (财税字〔1998〕61号) · as of 1998-03-30 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Afghanistan higher |
Afghanistan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 20pp above China's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, China sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and China's 1998-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 0% | Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Tax Laws · as of 2026-07-18 |
| China | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Afghanistan and China share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.