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Paraguay vs Peru: tax rates compared
Peru has an income tax rate of 30%, 20pp above Paraguay's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Paraguay sits below it, Peru sits 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 | PY | PE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 10% | 30% | PE +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 10% | 29.5% | PE +19.5 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 18% | PE +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 8% | 5% | PY +3 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Peru | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-13 |
| Difference | −20 pp | Peru higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 10% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Peru | 29.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −19.5 pp | Peru higher |
Peru has a corporate tax rate of 29.5%, 19.5pp above Paraguay's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Paraguay sits below it, Peru sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Peru | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13 |
| Difference | −8 pp | Peru higher |
Peru has a VAT rate of 18%, 8pp above Paraguay's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Paraguay sits below it, Peru sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 8% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Peru | 5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-13 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Paraguay higher |
Paraguay has a capital gains tax rate of 8%, 3pp above Peru's 5%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Peru | 0% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Peru · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Paraguay and Peru share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Paraguay's figure is dated 2026-02-07 and Peru's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.