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Afghanistan vs Nepal: tax rates compared
Between the two, Nepal's income tax rate (30%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Nepal sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Nepal's 2026-01-02, 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 | NP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 30% | NP +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 25% | NP +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20% | 5% | AF +15 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Nepal | 30% | Source: Inland Revenue Department (Nepal) — Income Tax Act, 2058 (2002), as amended by Finance Act 2082, Schedule 1 (clause 1) · as of 2026-01-02 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Nepal higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Nepal | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Nepal higher |
Between the two, Nepal's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Nepal 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 |
| Nepal | 5% | Source: Inland Revenue Department (Nepal) — Income Tax Act, 2058 (2002), as amended by Finance Act 2082, Section 95Ka(2)(a) · as of 2026-01-02 |
| Difference | +15 pp | Afghanistan higher |
Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Nepal's (5%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Nepal sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Nepal's 2026-01-02, 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 |
| Nepal | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Nepal — official site (list of administered tax laws) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Afghanistan and Nepal 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.