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Afghanistan vs Luxembourg: tax rates compared

Between the two, Luxembourg's income tax rate (45.8%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 25.8pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Luxembourg sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Luxembourg'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%45.8%Corporate20%23.9%Capital Gains0%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF LUDifference
Income Tax20%45.8%LU +25.8 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%23.9%LU +3.9 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%0%AF +20 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
Luxembourg45.8%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−25.8 ppLuxembourg higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Luxembourg23.9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3.9 ppLuxembourg higher

Between the two, Luxembourg's corporate tax rate (23.9%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 3.9pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Luxembourg 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
Luxembourg0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Luxembourg (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+20 ppAfghanistan higher

Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Luxembourg's (0%) by 20pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Luxembourg sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Luxembourg'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
Luxembourg0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Luxembourg (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Afghanistan and Luxembourg 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.