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China vs Slovakia: tax rates compared

China has an income tax rate of 45%, 20pp above Slovakia's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: China sits above it, Slovakia 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

0102030405060Income25%45%Corporate24%25%VAT13%23%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CN SKDifference
Income Tax45%25%CN +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%24%CN +1 pp
VAT13%23%SK +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
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
Slovakia25%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+20 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Slovakia24%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+1 ppChina higher

China has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 1pp above Slovakia's 24%. 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
Slovakia23%Source: Finančná správa Slovenskej republiky — Sadzby dane (VAT rates) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppSlovakia higher

Slovakia has a VAT rate of 23%, 10pp above China's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Slovakia 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
Slovakia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Slovak Republic (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-20
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Slovakia share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Slovakia's 2026-01-20, 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
Slovakia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Slovak Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-20
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

China and Slovakia 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 Slovakia's 2026-01-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.