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India vs Venezuela: tax rates compared

Between the two, Venezuela's income tax rate (34%) tops India's (30%) by 4pp. 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

0102030405060Income30%34%Corporate30%34%VAT16%18%Capital Gains1%12.5%Wealth Tax0%0.3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax IN VEDifference
Income Tax30%34%VE +4 pp
Corporate Tax30%34%VE +4 pp
VAT18%16%IN +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax12.5%1%IN +11.5 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0.3%VE +0.3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-12
Venezuela34%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−4 ppVenezuela higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Venezuela34%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−4 ppVenezuela higher

Between the two, Venezuela's corporate tax rate (34%) tops India's (30%) by 4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
India18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-11
Venezuela16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+2 ppIndia higher

Between the two, India's VAT rate (18%) tops Venezuela's (16%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-07-23
Venezuela1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+11.5 ppIndia higher

Between the two, India's capital gains tax rate (12.5%) tops Venezuela's (1%) by 11.5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: India sits above it, Venezuela sits below it. India's figure is dated 2024-07-23 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-12
Venezuela0.3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−0.3 ppVenezuela higher

Between the two, Venezuela's wealth tax rate (0.3%) tops India's (0%) by 0.3pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: India sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.