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Chile vs United States: tax rates compared

Between the two, United States's income tax rate (43.7%) tops Chile's (40%) by 3.7pp. 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%43.7%Corporate25.6%27%Capital Gains10%20%Crypto20%40%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CL USDifference
Income Tax40%43.7%US +3.7 pp
Corporate Tax27%25.6%CL +1.4 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%20%US +10 pp
Crypto Tax40%20%CL +20 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
United States43.7%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3.7 ppUnited States higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
United States25.6%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+1.4 ppChile higher

Between the two, Chile's corporate tax rate (27%) tops United States's (25.6%) by 1.4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: 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
United States20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United States (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppUnited States higher

Between the two, United States's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Chile's (10%) by 10pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Chile sits below it, United States sits above it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and United States's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile40%Source: Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII) — Preguntas Frecuentes: Criptomonedas (001.250.7872) · as of 2025-10-24
United States20%Source: IRS Publication 550 (2025), Investment Income and Expenses · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+20 ppChile higher

Between the two, Chile's crypto tax rate (40%) tops United States's (20%) by 20pp. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chile0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19
United States0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United States (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Chile and United States 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 United States's 2026-03-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT.