Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Chile
Chile: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 38.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Chile, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Chile recorded 38.0% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Chile peaked at 51.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1987.
Chile ranks 74th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 25.0% | — |
| 1973 | 23.8% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 29.9% | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 27.6% | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 19.4% | -29.9% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 27.7% | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | -26.9% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 17.9% | +23.7% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +7.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 38.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 38.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.0%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 18.5% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 14.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 17.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 27.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 32.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 35.2% | 44.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Chile?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Chile was 38.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1987.
- How does Chile rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Chile ranks 74th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.