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Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: tax rates compared

Ethiopia's income tax rate is 15pp higher than Afghanistan's (35% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Ethiopia sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Ethiopia's 2026-07-15, 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

0102030405060Income20%35%Corporate20%30%Capital Gains15%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF ETDifference
Income Tax20%35%ET +15 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%30%ET +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%15%AF +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

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
Ethiopia35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-07-15
Difference−15 ppEthiopia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ethiopia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppEthiopia higher

Ethiopia's corporate tax rate is 10pp higher than Afghanistan's (30% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Ethiopia 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
Ethiopia15%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Corporate - Other taxes · as of 2026-07-15
Difference+5 ppAfghanistan higher

Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate is 5pp higher than Ethiopia's (20% vs 15%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Ethiopia's 2026-07-15, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan0%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Tax Laws · as of 2026-07-18
Ethiopia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Afghanistan's wealth tax rate is identical to Ethiopia's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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