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Afghanistan vs France: tax rates compared

Between the two, France's income tax rate (55.4%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 35.4pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, France sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and France's 2025-01-01, 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%55.4%Corporate20%36.1%Capital Gains20%31.4%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF FRDifference
Income Tax20%55.4%FR +35.4 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%36.1%FR +16.1 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%31.4%FR +11.4 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
France55.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−35.4 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−16.1 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's corporate tax rate (36.1%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 16.1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, France 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
France31.4%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France, Individual - Other taxes · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−11.4 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's capital gains tax rate (31.4%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 11.4pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and France's 2025-01-01, 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
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Afghanistan and France both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and France's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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