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Chile vs Mexico: tax rates compared

Between the two, Chile's income tax rate (40%) tops Mexico's (35%) by 5pp. 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

0102030405060Income35%40%Corporate27%30%VAT16%19%Capital Gains10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL MXDifference
Income Tax40%35%CL +5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27%30%MX +3 pp
VAT19%16%CL +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%10%match
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
Mexico35%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
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
Mexico30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3 ppMexico higher

Between the two, Mexico's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Chile's (27%) by 3pp. 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
Mexico16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mexico (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-24
Difference+3 ppChile higher

Between the two, Chile's VAT rate (19%) tops Mexico's (16%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Mexico's 2026-02-24, 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
Mexico10%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mexico (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Chile and Mexico both post a capital gains tax rate of 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Mexico's 2026-01-30, 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
Mexico0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-24
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Chile and Mexico both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Mexico's 2026-02-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.