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Chile vs Venezuela: tax rates compared
Between the two, Chile's income tax rate (40%) tops Venezuela's (34%) by 6pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Venezuela'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
| Tax | CL | VE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 40% | 34% | CL +6 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 34% | VE +7 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 16% | CL +3 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 1% | CL +9 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.3% | VE +0.3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 40% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Venezuela | 34% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +6 pp | Chile higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Venezuela | 34% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −7 pp | Venezuela higher |
Between the two, Venezuela's corporate tax rate (34%) tops Chile's (27%) by 7pp. 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 |
| Venezuela | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's VAT rate (19%) tops Venezuela's (16%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, 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 |
| Venezuela | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +9 pp | Chile higher |
Between the two, Chile's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Venezuela's (1%) by 9pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Chile's figure is dated 2022-02-04 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, 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 |
| Venezuela | 0.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −0.3 pp | Venezuela higher |
Between the two, Venezuela's wealth tax rate (0.3%) tops Chile's (0%) by 0.3pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Chile sits below it, Venezuela sits above it. Chile's figure is dated 2025-12-19 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.