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Afghanistan vs Pakistan: tax rates compared
Between the two, Pakistan's income tax rate (35%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Pakistan sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, 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 | PK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 35% | PK +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 29% | PK +9 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20% | 15% | AF +5 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 |
| Pakistan | 35% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Pakistan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Pakistan | 29% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −9 pp | Pakistan higher |
Between the two, Pakistan's corporate tax rate (29%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 9pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Pakistan 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 |
| Pakistan | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Afghanistan higher |
Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Pakistan's (15%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, 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 |
| Pakistan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Afghanistan and Pakistan 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.