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China vs Egypt: tax rates compared

China has an income tax rate of 45%, 17.5pp above Egypt's 27.5%. The 200-country average is 28%: China sits above it, Egypt sits below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Egypt's 2026-02-04, 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

0102030405060Income27.5%45%Corporate22.5%25%VAT13%14%Capital Gains0%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CN EGDifference
Income Tax45%27.5%CN +17.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%22.5%CN +2.5 pp
VAT13%14%EG +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%10%EG +10 pp
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
Egypt27.5%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-04
Difference+17.5 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Egypt22.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+2.5 ppChina higher

China has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 2.5pp above Egypt's 22.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: China sits above it, Egypt 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
Egypt14%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04
Difference−1 ppEgypt higher

Egypt has a VAT rate of 14%, 1pp above China's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Egypt's 2026-02-04, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Egypt10%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-02-04
Difference−10 ppEgypt higher

Egypt has a capital gains tax rate of 10%, 10pp above China's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Egypt's 2026-02-04, 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
Egypt0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Egypt share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Egypt's 2026-02-04, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.