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Chile vs Saint Lucia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Chile's income tax rate (40%) tops Saint Lucia's (30%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Saint Lucia's 2026-01-13, 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 | LC | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 40% | 30% | CL +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 30% | LC +3 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 12.5% | CL +6.5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 0% | CL +10 pp |
| 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 |
| Saint Lucia | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Chile higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Saint Lucia | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Saint Lucia higher |
Between the two, Saint Lucia'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 |
| Saint Lucia | 12.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | +6.5 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's VAT rate (19%) tops Saint Lucia's (12.5%) by 6.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Chile sits above it, Saint Lucia sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Saint Lucia's 2026-01-13, 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 |
| Saint Lucia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Saint Lucia's (0%) by 10pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Saint Lucia's 2026-01-13, 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 |
| Saint Lucia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Chile and Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.