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China vs Hungary: tax rates compared
China's income tax rate is 30pp higher than Hungary's (45% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: China sits above it, Hungary sits below 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
| Tax | CN | HU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 45% | 15% | CN +30 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 9% | CN +16 pp |
| VAT | 13% | 27% | HU +14 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | HU +15 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| 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 |
| Hungary | 15% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +30 pp | China higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Hungary | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +16 pp | China higher |
China's corporate tax rate is 16pp higher than Hungary's (25% vs 9%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: China sits above it, Hungary sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Hungary | 27% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −14 pp | Hungary higher |
Hungary's VAT rate is 14pp higher than China's (27% vs 13%). The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Hungary sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| 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 |
| Hungary | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Hungary higher |
Hungary's capital gains tax rate is 15pp higher than China's (15% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: China sits below it, Hungary sits above it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Hungary's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Hungary | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
China's wealth tax rate is identical to Hungary's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.