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Afghanistan vs Singapore: tax rates compared

Singapore's income tax rate is 4pp higher than Afghanistan's (24% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Singapore's 2026-04-27, 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%24%Corporate17%20%Capital Gains0%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF SGDifference
Income Tax20%24%SG +4 pp
Corporate Tax20%17%AF +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%0%AF +20 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
Singapore24%Source: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) — Individual Income Tax rates · as of 2026-04-27
Difference−4 ppSingapore higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Singapore17%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+3 ppAfghanistan higher

Afghanistan's corporate tax rate is 3pp higher than Singapore's (20% vs 17%). 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
Singapore0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Singapore (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference+20 ppAfghanistan higher

Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate is 20pp higher than Singapore's (20% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Singapore sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Singapore's 2026-07-02, 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
Singapore0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Singapore (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Afghanistan's wealth tax rate is identical to Singapore's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.