AF · AsiaMM · Asia

Afghanistan vs Myanmar: tax rates compared

Myanmar has an income tax rate of 25%, 5pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Myanmar's 2026-01-21, 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%25%Corporate20%22%Capital Gains10%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF MMDifference
Income Tax20%25%MM +5 pp
Corporate Tax20%22%MM +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%10%AF +10 pplargest gap
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
Myanmar25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Myanmar (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-21
Difference−5 ppMyanmar higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Myanmar22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2 ppMyanmar higher

Myanmar has a corporate tax rate of 22%, 2pp above Afghanistan's 20%. 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
Myanmar10%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Myanmar (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-21
Difference+10 ppAfghanistan higher

Afghanistan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 10pp above Myanmar's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Myanmar sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Myanmar's 2026-01-21, 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
Myanmar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-01-21
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Afghanistan and Myanmar 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.