China vs Greece: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
China	45%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Greece	44%	Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+1 pp	China higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
China	25%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Greece	22%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+3 pp	China higher

Between the two, China's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Greece's (22%) by 3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: China sits above it, Greece sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
China	13%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Greece	24%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-16
Difference	−11 pp	Greece higher

Between the two, Greece's VAT rate (24%) tops China's (13%) by 11pp. The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Greece sits above it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Greece's 2026-02-16, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
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
Greece	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-16
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

There's no gap here — China and Greece both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Greece's 2026-02-16, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
China	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Greece	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-16
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

There's no gap here — China and Greece both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Greece's 2026-02-16, so the two rates come from different data vintages.