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Australia vs Venezuela: tax rates compared

Australia's income tax rate is 13pp higher than Venezuela's (47% vs 34%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Australia's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, 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

0102030405060Income34%47%Corporate30%34%VAT10%16%Capital Gains1%45%Wealth Tax0%0.3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU VEDifference
Income Tax47%34%AU +13 pp
Corporate Tax30%34%VE +4 pp
VAT10%16%VE +6 pp
Capital Gains Tax45%1%AU +44 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0.3%VE +0.3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Venezuela34%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+13 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Venezuela34%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−4 ppVenezuela higher

Venezuela's corporate tax rate is 4pp higher than Australia's (34% vs 30%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Venezuela16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−6 ppVenezuela higher

Venezuela's VAT rate is 6pp higher than Australia's (16% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Australia sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-30
Venezuela1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+44 ppAustralia higher

Australia's capital gains tax rate is 44pp higher than Venezuela's (45% vs 1%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Australia sits above it, Venezuela sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
Venezuela0.3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−0.3 ppVenezuela higher

Venezuela's wealth tax rate is 0.3pp higher than Australia's (0.3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Australia sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.