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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

0102030405060Income15%45%Corporate9%25%VAT13%27%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CN HUDifference
Income Tax45%15%CN +30 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%9%CN +16 pp
VAT13%27%HU +14 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%15%HU +15 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
Hungary15%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+30 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Hungary9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+16 ppChina 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

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
China13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Hungary27%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−14 ppHungary 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

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
Hungary15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−15 ppHungary 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

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
Hungary0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed 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.