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Benin vs Chile: tax rates compared
Between the two, Chile's income tax rate (40%) tops Benin's (30%) by 10pp. 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 | BJ | CL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 40% | CL +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 27% | BJ +3 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 19% | CL +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 5% | 10% | CL +5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Chile | 40% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Chile higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Chile | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Benin higher |
Between the two, Benin's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Chile's (27%) by 3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Chile | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's VAT rate (19%) tops Benin's (18%) by 1pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Chile | 10% | 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 | −5 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Benin's (5%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Chile's 2022-02-04, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 0% | Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Chile | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Benin and Chile both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Benin'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.