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Ireland vs Peru: tax rates compared

Ireland has an income tax rate of 48%, 18pp above Peru's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ireland's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Peru's 2026-07-13, 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

0102030405060Income30%48%Corporate12.5%29.5%VAT18%23%Capital Gains5%33%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax IE PEDifference
Income Tax48%30%IE +18 pp
Corporate Tax12.5%29.5%PE +17 pp
VAT23%18%IE +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax33%5%IE +28 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ireland48%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Peru30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+18 ppIreland higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ireland12.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Peru29.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−17 ppPeru higher

Peru has a corporate tax rate of 29.5%, 17pp above Ireland's 12.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Ireland sits below it, Peru sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ireland23%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-06
Peru18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+5 ppIreland higher

Ireland has a VAT rate of 23%, 5pp above Peru's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ireland33%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-06
Peru5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+28 ppIreland higher

Ireland has a capital gains tax rate of 33%, 28pp above Peru's 5%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ireland sits above it, Peru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ireland0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-06
Peru0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Peru · as of 2025-10-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Ireland and Peru share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Ireland's figure is dated 2026-03-06 and Peru's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.