Chile vs Korea: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top

Chile
18.58 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Korea
18.99 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Chile rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time

  • Chile
  • Korea
5101520200020122025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 18.99 Factor of average annual wage against 18.58 Factor of average annual wage in Chile, a difference of 0.41 Factor of average annual wage.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 12.5 Factor of average annual wage 3.91 Factor of average annual wage 8.59 Factor of average annual wage Chile
2010s 9.73 Factor of average annual wage 7.52 Factor of average annual wage 2.22 Factor of average annual wage Chile
2020s 17.33 Factor of average annual wage 18.8 Factor of average annual wage 1.47 Factor of average annual wage Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Chile or Korea?
Korea, at 18.99 Factor of average annual wage against 18.58 Factor of average annual wage in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Chile and Korea?
0.41 Factor of average annual wage, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Korea?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Chile and Korea rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
Chile ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold
Unit
Factor of average annual wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 988 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household