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China vs Philippines: tax rates compared

China has an income tax rate of 45%, 10pp above Philippines's 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Philippines's 2026-07-02, 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

0102030405060Income35%45%Corporate25%VAT12%13%Capital Gains0%0.6%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CN PHDifference
Income Tax45%35%CN +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT13%12%CN +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0.6%PH +0.6 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
Philippines35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference+10 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Philippines25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Philippines share the same corporate tax rate: 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above 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
Philippines12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+1 ppChina higher

China has a VAT rate of 13%, 1pp above Philippines's 12%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Philippines's 2026-01-12, 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
Philippines0.6%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference−0.6 ppPhilippines higher

Philippines has a capital gains tax rate of 0.6%, 0.6pp above China's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Philippines's 2026-07-02, 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
Philippines0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Philippines 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 Philippines's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.