BR · AmericasCN · Asia
Brazil vs China: tax rates compared
Between the two, China's income tax rate (45%) tops Brazil's (27.5%) by 17.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Brazil sits below it, China sits above it.
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 | BR | CN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27.5% | 45% | CN +17.5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 34% | 25% | BR +9 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 15% | 0% | BR +15 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 27.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brazil (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-05-02 |
| China | 45% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −17.5 pp | China higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 34% | 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 | +9 pp | Brazil higher |
Between the two, Brazil's corporate tax rate (34%) tops China's (25%) by 9pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brazil (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-05-02 |
| 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 | +15 pp | Brazil higher |
Between the two, Brazil's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops China's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Brazil sits above it, China sits below it. Brazil's figure is dated 2025-05-02 and China's 1998-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brazil (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-05-02 |
| 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 |
There's no gap here — Brazil 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: VAT, Crypto Tax.