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Chile vs Maldives: tax rates compared

Between the two, Chile's income tax rate (40%) tops Maldives's (15%) by 25pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Chile sits above it, Maldives sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Maldives's 2020-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four 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%VAT8%19%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL MVDifference
Income Tax40%15%CL +25 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27%15%CL +12 pp
VAT19%8%CL +11 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
Maldives15%Source: Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) — Individuals, Overview · as of 2020-01-01
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
Maldives15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+12 ppChile higher

Between the two, Chile's corporate tax rate (27%) tops Maldives's (15%) by 12pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Chile sits above it, Maldives sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
Maldives8%Source: Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) — Goods and Services Tax (GST) Overview · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+11 ppChile higher

Between the two, Chile's VAT rate (19%) tops Maldives's (8%) by 11pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Chile sits above it, Maldives sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Maldives's 2023-01-01, 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
Maldives0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 (content current as of 1 October 2025, published February 2026) — Maldives chapter · as of 2025-10-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Chile and Maldives both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.