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China vs Poland: tax rates compared
Between the two, China's income tax rate (45%) tops Poland's (32%) by 13pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above 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 | PL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 45% | 32% | CN +13 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 19% | CN +6 pp |
| VAT | 13% | 23% | PL +10 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 19% | PL +19 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Poland | 32% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +13 pp | China higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +6 pp | China higher |
Between the two, China's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Poland's (19%) by 6pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: China sits above it, Poland 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 |
| Poland | 23% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Poland higher |
Between the two, Poland's VAT rate (23%) tops China's (13%) by 10pp. The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Poland sits above it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Poland's 2026-02-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Poland higher |
Between the two, Poland's capital gains tax rate (19%) tops China's (0%) by 19pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: China sits below it, Poland sits above it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Poland's 2026-02-21, 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 |
| Poland | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — China and Poland 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 Poland's 2026-02-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.