Belize vs China: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Belize	25%	Source: Belize Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 40 of 2024) · as of 2025-01-01
China	45%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference	−20 pp	China higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Belize	0%	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	−25 pp	China higher

China has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Belize's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, China sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Belize	12.5%	Source: Belize Tax Service — General Sales Tax Act (Chapter 63, Revised Edition 2011) · as of 2011-12-31
China	13%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference	−0.5 pp	China higher

China has a VAT rate of 13%, 0.5pp above Belize's 12.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Belize	0%	Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act (Chapter 55, Revised Edition 2020) · as of 2020-12-31
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	0 pp	displayed rates match

Belize and China share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and China's 1998-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Belize	0%	Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 (Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry) · as of 2026-07-18
China	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Belize and China share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.