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Belize vs Chile: tax rates compared

Chile's income tax rate is 15pp higher than Belize's (40% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Belize sits below it, Chile sits 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

0102030405060Income25%40%Corporate0%27%VAT12.5%19%Capital Gains0%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ CLDifference
Income Tax25%40%CL +15 pp
Corporate Tax0%27%CL +27 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%19%CL +6.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%10%CL +10 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize25%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 40 of 2024) · as of 2025-01-01
Chile40%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−15 ppChile higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Chile27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−27 ppChile higher

Chile's corporate tax rate is 27pp higher than Belize's (27% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Chile sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize12.5%Source: Belize Tax Service — General Sales Tax Act (Chapter 63, Revised Edition 2011) · as of 2011-12-31
Chile19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
Difference−6.5 ppChile higher

Chile's VAT rate is 6.5pp higher than Belize's (19% vs 12.5%). The 181-country average is 15%: Belize sits below it, Chile sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Chile's 2025-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act (Chapter 55, Revised Edition 2020) · as of 2020-12-31
Chile10%Source: Chile Ministry of Finance — Ley sobre Impuesto a la Renta (Decreto Ley 824), Article 107, consolidated text via Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional (LeyChile) · as of 2022-02-04
Difference−10 ppChile higher

Chile's capital gains tax rate is 10pp higher than Belize's (10% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and Chile's 2022-02-04, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 (Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry) · as of 2026-07-18
Chile0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Belize's wealth tax rate is identical to Chile's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Chile's 2025-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.