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Chile vs Samoa: tax rates compared

Chile's income tax rate is 13pp higher than Samoa's (40% vs 27%). The 200-country average is 28%: Chile sits above it, Samoa sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Samoa's 2019-01-30, 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

0102030405060Income27%40%Corporate27%VAT15%19%Capital Gains10%27%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL WSDifference
Income Tax40%27%CL +13 pp
Corporate Tax27%27%match
VAT19%15%CL +4 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%27%WS +17 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
Samoa27%Source: Samoa Income Tax Act 2012, Schedule 1(1) (Ministry for Revenue) · as of 2019-01-30
Difference+13 ppChile higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Samoa27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Chile's corporate tax rate is identical to Samoa's — both sit at 27%. 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
Samoa15%Source: Samoa Value Added Goods and Services Tax Act 2015 (Ministry for Revenue) · as of 2015-11-05
Difference+4 ppChile higher

Chile's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Samoa's (19% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Chile sits above it, Samoa matches the world average. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Samoa's 2015-11-05, 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
Samoa27%Source: Samoa Income Tax Act 2012, Schedule 1 (Ministry for Revenue) · as of 2019-01-30
Difference−17 ppSamoa higher

Samoa's capital gains tax rate is 17pp higher than Chile's (27% vs 10%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Chile sits below it, Samoa sits above it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Samoa's 2019-01-30, 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
Samoa0%Source: Samoa Ministry for Revenue · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Chile's wealth tax rate is identical to Samoa's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Samoa's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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