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Afghanistan vs Kosovo: tax rates compared

Afghanistan has an income tax rate of 20%, 10pp above Kosovo's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Kosovo's 2026-01-13, 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

0102030405060Income10%20%Corporate10%20%Capital Gains10%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF XKDifference
Income Tax20%10%AF +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%10%AF +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%10%AF +10 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
Kosovo10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+10 ppAfghanistan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Kosovo10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppAfghanistan higher

Afghanistan has a corporate tax rate of 20%, 10pp above Kosovo's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below 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
Kosovo10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Capital gains tax (CGT) rates (quick chart, Kosovo individual row) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+10 ppAfghanistan higher

Afghanistan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 10pp above Kosovo's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Kosovo sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Kosovo's 2026-01-13, 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
Kosovo0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Afghanistan and Kosovo 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.