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Chile vs Guyana: tax rates compared

Chile's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Guyana's (40% vs 35%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Guyana's 2026-06-02, 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

0102030405060Income35%40%Corporate25%27%VAT14%19%Capital Gains0%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL GYDifference
Income Tax40%35%CL +5 pp
Corporate Tax27%25%CL +2 pp
VAT19%14%CL +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%0%CL +10 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile40%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guyana35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference+5 ppChile higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guyana25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+2 ppChile higher

Chile's corporate tax rate is 2pp higher than Guyana's (27% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
Guyana14%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference+5 ppChile higher

Chile's VAT rate is 5pp higher than Guyana's (19% vs 14%). The 181-country average is 15%: Chile sits above it, Guyana sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Guyana's 2026-06-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
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
Guyana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference+10 ppChile higher

Chile's capital gains tax rate is 10pp higher than Guyana's (10% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Guyana's 2026-06-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
Guyana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Chile's wealth tax rate is identical to Guyana's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Guyana's 2026-06-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.