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Chile vs Republic of the Congo: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — Chile and Republic of the Congo both post an income tax rate of 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

0102030405060Income40%40%Corporate27%28%VAT18.9%19%Capital Gains10%40%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL CGDifference
Income Tax40%40%match
Corporate Tax27%28%CG +1 pp
VAT19%18.9%CL +0.1 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%40%CG +30 pplargest gap
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
Republic of the Congo40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Republic of the Congo28%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−1 ppRepublic of the Congo higher

Between the two, Republic of the Congo's corporate tax rate (28%) tops Chile's (27%) by 1pp. 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
Republic of the Congo18.9%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference+0.1 ppChile higher

Between the two, Chile's VAT rate (19%) tops Republic of the Congo's (18.9%) by 0.1pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

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
Republic of the Congo40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference−30 ppRepublic of the Congo higher

Between the two, Republic of the Congo's capital gains tax rate (40%) tops Chile's (10%) by 30pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Chile sits below it, Republic of the Congo sits above it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, 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
Republic of the Congo0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Chile and Republic of the Congo 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: Crypto Tax.