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Afghanistan vs Niger: tax rates compared
Between the two, Niger's income tax rate (35%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Niger sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Niger's 2010-01-01, 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 | NE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 35% | NE +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 30% | NE +10 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20% | 7% | AF +13 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 |
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Niger higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Niger | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Niger higher |
Between the two, Niger's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Niger 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 |
| Niger | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts 2025, Article 74 (archived; live site unreachable) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +13 pp | Afghanistan higher |
Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Niger's (7%) by 13pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Niger sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Niger's 2025-01-01, 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 |
| Niger | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Afghanistan and Niger 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.