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South Korea vs Venezuela: tax rates compared
South Korea's income tax rate is 15.5pp higher than Venezuela's (49.5% vs 34%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. South Korea'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 | KR | VE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 49.5% | 34% | KR +15.5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 26.4% | 34% | VE +7.6 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 16% | VE +6 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 1% | VE +1 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.3% | VE +0.3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 49.5% | 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 | +15.5 pp | South Korea higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 26.4% | 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 | −7.6 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's corporate tax rate is 7.6pp higher than South Korea's (34% vs 26.4%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Korea, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-04 |
| Venezuela | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −6 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's VAT rate is 6pp higher than South Korea's (16% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: South Korea sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Korea, Republic of (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-02 |
| Venezuela | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's capital gains tax rate is 1pp higher than South Korea's (1% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Korea, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02 |
| 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 South Korea's (0.3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: South Korea sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.