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Chile vs Papua New Guinea: tax rates compared
Between the two, Papua New Guinea's income tax rate (42%) tops Chile's (40%) by 2pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, 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
| Tax | CL | PG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 40% | 42% | PG +2 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 30% | PG +3 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 10% | CL +9 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 0% | CL +10 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 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Between the two, Papua New Guinea's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Chile's (27%) by 3pp. 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 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | +9 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's VAT rate (19%) tops Papua New Guinea's (10%) by 9pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Chile sits above it, Papua New Guinea sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, 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 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Papua New Guinea's (0%) by 10pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, 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 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Chile and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.