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Afghanistan vs India: tax rates compared

Between the two, India's income tax rate (30%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, India sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and India's 2026-05-12, 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%30%Corporate20%30%Capital Gains12.5%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF INDifference
Income Tax20%30%IN +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%30%IN +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%12.5%AF +7.5 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
India30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-12
Difference−10 ppIndia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
India30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppIndia higher

Between the two, India's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, India 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
India12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-07-23
Difference+7.5 ppAfghanistan higher

Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops India's (12.5%) by 7.5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and India's 2024-07-23, 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
India0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Afghanistan and India 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, Crypto Tax.