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Chile vs Iraq: tax rates compared

Chile has an income tax rate of 40%, 25pp above Iraq's 15%. The 200-country average is 28%: Chile sits above it, Iraq sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Iraq's 2026-06-24, 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

0102030405060Income15%40%Corporate15%27%VAT0%19%Capital Gains0%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL IQDifference
Income Tax40%15%CL +25 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27%15%CL +12 pp
VAT19%0%CL +19 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%0%CL +10 pp
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
Iraq15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-24
Difference+25 ppChile higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Iraq15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+12 ppChile higher

Chile has a corporate tax rate of 27%, 12pp above Iraq's 15%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Chile sits above it, Iraq sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
Iraq0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24
Difference+19 ppChile higher

Chile has a VAT rate of 19%, 19pp above Iraq's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Chile sits above it, Iraq sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Iraq's 2026-06-24, 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
Iraq0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Iraq · as of 2025-10-01
Difference+10 ppChile higher

Chile has a capital gains tax rate of 10%, 10pp above Iraq's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Iraq's 2025-10-01, 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
Iraq0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Chile and Iraq share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Iraq's 2026-06-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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