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Algeria vs China: tax rates compared
Between the two, China's income tax rate (45%) tops Algeria's (35%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | DZ | CN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 45% | CN +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 26% | 25% | DZ +1 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 13% | DZ +6 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 35% | 0% | DZ +35 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 1% | 0% | DZ +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| China | 45% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −10 pp | China higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 26% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| China | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Between the two, Algeria's corporate tax rate (26%) tops China's (25%) by 1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 19% | Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Algeria · as of 2026-01-01 |
| China | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | +6 pp | Algeria higher |
Between the two, Algeria's VAT rate (19%) tops China's (13%) by 6pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Algeria sits above it, China sits below it. Algeria's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| China | 0% | Source: State Taxation Administration Shanxi Provincial Tax Service — Caishuizi [1998] No. 61 (财税字〔1998〕61号) · as of 1998-03-30 |
| Difference | +35 pp | Algeria higher |
Between the two, Algeria's capital gains tax rate (35%) tops China's (0%) by 35pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Algeria sits above it, China sits below it. Algeria's figure is dated 2025-10-01 and China's 1998-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1% | Source: Code des Impôts Directs et Taxes Assimilées (CIDTA), Art. 281 noniès — Impôt sur la Fortune · as of 2026-01-01 |
| China | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Between the two, Algeria's wealth tax rate (1%) tops China's (0%) by 1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Algeria sits above it, China sits below it. Algeria's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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