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China vs Uruguay: tax rates compared

Between the two, China's income tax rate (45%) tops Uruguay's (36%) by 9pp. 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

0102030405060Income36%45%Corporate25%VAT13%22%Capital Gains0%12%Wealth Tax0%0.1%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CN UYDifference
Income Tax45%36%CN +9 pp
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT13%22%UY +9 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%12%UY +12 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0.1%UY +0.1 pp

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
Uruguay36%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference+9 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uruguay25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — China and Uruguay both post a corporate tax rate of 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
Uruguay22%Source: Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), Uruguay · as of 2024-06-18
Difference−9 ppUruguay higher

Between the two, Uruguay's VAT rate (22%) tops China's (13%) by 9pp. The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Uruguay sits above it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Uruguay's 2024-06-18, 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
Uruguay12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference−12 ppUruguay higher

Between the two, Uruguay's capital gains tax rate (12%) tops China's (0%) by 12pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: China sits below it, Uruguay sits above it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Uruguay's 2026-03-09, 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
Uruguay0.1%Source: Dirección General Impositiva — Tasas del Impuesto al Patrimonio, personas físicas 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.1 ppUruguay higher

Between the two, Uruguay's wealth tax rate (0.1%) tops China's (0%) by 0.1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: China sits below it, Uruguay matches the world average.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.