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Afghanistan vs Japan: tax rates compared
Japan has an income tax rate of 55.9%, 35.9pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Japan sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Japan'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
| Tax | AF | JP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 55.9% | JP +35.9 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 29.7% | JP +9.7 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20% | 20.3% | JP +0.3 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 |
| Japan | 55.9% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −35.9 pp | Japan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Japan | 29.7% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −9.7 pp | Japan higher |
Japan has a corporate tax rate of 29.7%, 9.7pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Japan 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 |
| Japan | 20.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | −0.3 pp | Japan higher |
Japan has a capital gains tax rate of 20.3%, 0.3pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Japan's 2026-01-13, 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 |
| Japan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Afghanistan and Japan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.