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Chile vs Taiwan: tax rates compared

Chile's income tax rate is identical to Taiwan's — both sit at 40%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Taiwan's 2026-01-12, 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

0102030405060Income40%40%Corporate20%27%VAT5%19%Capital Gains0%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL TWDifference
Income Tax40%40%match
Corporate Tax27%20%CL +7 pp
VAT19%5%CL +14 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax10%0%CL +10 pp
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
Taiwan40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
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
Taiwan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+7 ppChile higher

Chile's corporate tax rate is 7pp higher than Taiwan's (27% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Chile sits above it, Taiwan sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
Taiwan5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+14 ppChile higher

Chile's VAT rate is 14pp higher than Taiwan's (19% vs 5%). The 181-country average is 15%: Chile sits above it, Taiwan sits below it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Taiwan's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Chile's capital gains tax rate is 10pp higher than Taiwan's (10% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Taiwan's 2026-01-12, 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
Taiwan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Chile's wealth tax rate is identical to Taiwan'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 Taiwan's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.