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Bangladesh vs China: tax rates compared

Between the two, China's income tax rate (45%) tops Bangladesh's (30%) by 15pp. 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

0102030405060Income30%45%Corporate25%27.5%VAT13%15%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BD CNDifference
Income Tax30%45%CN +15 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27.5%25%BD +2.5 pp
VAT15%13%BD +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%0%BD +15 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18
China45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−15 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh27.5%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+2.5 ppBangladesh higher

Between the two, Bangladesh's corporate tax rate (27.5%) tops China's (25%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-18
China13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference+2 ppBangladesh higher

Between the two, Bangladesh's VAT rate (15%) tops China's (13%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Bangladesh matches the world average, China sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-18
China0%Source: State Taxation Administration Shanxi Provincial Tax Service — Caishuizi [1998] No. 61 (财税字〔1998〕61号) · as of 1998-03-30
Difference+15 ppBangladesh higher

Between the two, Bangladesh's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops China's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bangladesh sits above it, China sits below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and China's 1998-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Other taxes / Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18
China0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bangladesh and China 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: Crypto Tax.