Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Chile
Chile: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 18.58 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Chile is 18.58 Factor of average annual wage, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Chile peaked at 19.72 Factor of average annual wage in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.62 Factor of average annual wage, in 2019.
That places Chile 3rd out of 29 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Chile, year by year
| Year | Factor of average annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.36 Factor of average annual wage | — |
| 2001 | 11.16 Factor of average annual wage | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.62 Factor of average annual wage | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 13.29 Factor of average annual wage | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 13.16 Factor of average annual wage | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.9 Factor of average annual wage | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 12.67 Factor of average annual wage | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.55 Factor of average annual wage | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.62 Factor of average annual wage | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.65 Factor of average annual wage | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 11.51 Factor of average annual wage | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.32 Factor of average annual wage | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.88 Factor of average annual wage | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.41 Factor of average annual wage | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.38 Factor of average annual wage | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.04 Factor of average annual wage | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.75 Factor of average annual wage | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.73 Factor of average annual wage | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 7.71 Factor of average annual wage | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.62 Factor of average annual wage | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.66 Factor of average annual wage | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.19 Factor of average annual wage | +150.5% |
| 2022 | 19.72 Factor of average annual wage | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.53 Factor of average annual wage | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.29 Factor of average annual wage | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 18.58 Factor of average annual wage | -3.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18.58 Factor of average annual wage is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 Factor of average annual wage, 6.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +150.5% | 7.66 Factor of average annual wage | 19.19 Factor of average annual wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5 Factor of average annual wage | 11.16 Factor of average annual wage | 13.62 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.73 Factor of average annual wage | 7.62 Factor of average annual wage | 11.51 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.33 Factor of average annual wage | 7.66 Factor of average annual wage | 19.72 Factor of average annual wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 1 Colombia 51.54 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 1 Türkiye 5.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 2 Lithuania 4.44 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 2 Mexico 20.57 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 3 Slovenia 3.59 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 4 Austria 17.44 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 4 Poland 1.35 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 5 France 12.94 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 5 Netherlands 1.17 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 6 Estonia 0.3115 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 6 Portugal 11.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 14.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 10.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 730.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Chile?
- Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Chile was 18.58 Factor of average annual wage in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 Factor of average annual wage in 2022.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 Factor of average annual wage in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Chile ranks 3rd out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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