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Argentina vs China: tax rates compared

Between the two, China's income tax rate (45%) tops Argentina's (35%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Argentina's figure is dated 2026-06-16 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income35%45%Corporate25%35%VAT13%21%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%1%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax AR CNDifference
Income Tax35%45%CN +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax35%25%AR +10 pp
VAT21%13%AR +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax1%0%AR +1 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Argentina (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-16
China45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−10 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina35%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppArgentina higher

Between the two, Argentina's corporate tax rate (35%) tops China's (25%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Argentina (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-16
China13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference+8 ppArgentina higher

Between the two, Argentina's VAT rate (21%) tops China's (13%) by 8pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Argentina sits above it, China sits below it. Argentina's figure is dated 2026-06-16 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Argentina (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-16
China0%Source: State Taxation Administration Shanxi Provincial Tax Service — Caishuizi [1998] No. 61 (财税字〔1998〕61号) · as of 1998-03-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Argentina and China both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Argentina's figure is dated 2026-06-16 and China's 1998-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Argentina1%Source: AFIP/ARCA — Impuesto sobre los Bienes Personales, alícuotas · as of 2025-01-01
China0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference+1 ppArgentina higher

Between the two, Argentina's wealth tax rate (1%) tops China's (0%) by 1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Argentina sits above it, China sits below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.