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Chile vs Malawi: tax rates compared
Chile and Malawi share the same income tax rate: 40%. 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 | CL | MW | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 40% | 40% | match |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 30% | MW +3 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 17.5% | CL +1.5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 40% | MW +30 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 40% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Malawi | 40% | Source: Taxation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2025 (Malawi Revenue Authority) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Malawi | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Malawi higher |
Malawi has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 3pp above Chile's 27%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19 |
| Malawi | 17.5% | Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Malawi · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | +1.5 pp | Chile higher |
Chile has a VAT rate of 19%, 1.5pp above Malawi's 17.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Malawi's 2026-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Malawi | 40% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Malawi · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Difference | −30 pp | Malawi higher |
Malawi has a capital gains tax rate of 40%, 30pp above Chile's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Chile sits below it, Malawi sits above it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Malawi's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19 |
| Malawi | 0% | Source: Malawi Legal Information Institute — Taxation Act (Chapter 41:01) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Chile and Malawi 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 Malawi's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.