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Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka has an income tax rate of 36%, 16pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Sri Lanka sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Sri Lanka's 2025-08-28, 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 | LK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 36% | LK +16 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 30% | LK +10 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20% | 0% | AF +20 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 |
| Sri Lanka | 36% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28 |
| Difference | −16 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sri Lanka | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Sri Lanka 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 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Afghanistan higher |
Afghanistan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 20pp above Sri Lanka's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Sri Lanka sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Sri Lanka's 2025-11-19, 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 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Acts of Parliament (tax legislation listing) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka 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.