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China vs Croatia: tax rates compared

China has an income tax rate of 45%, 12pp above Croatia's 33%. 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

0102030405060Income33%45%Corporate18%25%VAT13%25%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CN HRDifference
Income Tax45%33%CN +12 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%18%CN +7 pp
VAT13%25%HR +12 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Croatia33%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-30
Difference+12 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Croatia18%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+7 ppChina higher

China has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 7pp above Croatia's 18%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: China sits above it, Croatia sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
China13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Croatia25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30
Difference−12 ppCroatia higher

Croatia has a VAT rate of 25%, 12pp above China's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Croatia sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China0%Source: State Taxation Administration Shanxi Provincial Tax Service — Caishuizi [1998] No. 61 (财税字〔1998〕61号) · as of 1998-03-30
Croatia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Croatia share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Croatia's 2025-12-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Croatia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Croatia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.