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Ecuador vs Venezuela: tax rates compared
Ecuador's income tax rate is 3pp higher than Venezuela's (37% vs 34%). 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
| Tax | EC | VE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 37% | 34% | EC +3 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 34% | VE +9 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 16% | VE +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 37% | 1% | EC +36 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.3% | VE +0.3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Venezuela | 34% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Ecuador higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 25% | 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 | −9 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's corporate tax rate is 9pp higher than Ecuador's (34% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Venezuela | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Ecuador's (16% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Ecuador matches the world average, Venezuela sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Venezuela | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +36 pp | Ecuador higher |
Ecuador's capital gains tax rate is 36pp higher than Venezuela's (37% vs 1%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ecuador sits above it, Venezuela sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Venezuela | 0.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −0.3 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's wealth tax rate is 0.3pp higher than Ecuador's (0.3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Ecuador sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.