South America
Chile: tax at a glance
Residents are taxed on worldwide income, but new residents pay tax only on Chilean-source income for their first three years.
Worldwide (residence-based)
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Ways to relocate to Chile
The residency and citizenship routes that lead here, weighed against the tax picture above.
The taxes
- Personal income (top)
- 40%Progressive up to 40% (Impuesto Global Complementario). New residents are taxed on Chilean-source income only, for their first 3 years.
- Corporate income
- 27%
- Capital gains
- Taxed as income, up to 40%. Listed shares with market presence are taxed at 10%.
- VAT / IVA
- 19%
- Dividends (WHT)
- 35% additional tax, with a partial 27% corporate credit
- Interest (WHT)
- 4% / 35%
- Royalties (WHT)
- 15% / 30%
- Social security (employee)
- About 20% (AFP pension and health, capped)
- Social security (employer)
- About 4% or more (unemployment insurance, plus a new pension-reform employer contribution now phasing in)
- Wealth tax
- None
- Inheritance / estate
- Progressive, up to 25%
- Property tax
- Impuesto Territorial, known as contribuciones, at roughly 1% or more of fiscal value
- Other
- The 2025 pension reform adds gradual employer contributions.
How the system works
- Tax system
- Worldwide (residence-based)
- Foreign income
- Taxed (worldwide)
- Taxes by citizenship
- No
- Exit tax
- No
- CFC rules
- Yes
- CRS
- Participating
A special regime for new arrivals
Article 3 of the Ley de Impuesto a la Renta says new foreign residents are taxed only on Chilean-source income for their first three years, counted from entry. The SII Director Regional can extend that period in qualified cases, and there is no statutory cap on how long the extension can run.
The rates below are indicative headline figures (top marginal, standard, and headline rates), reviewed 2026-07. Brackets, surcharges, and state, provincial or cantonal taxes vary. Treat this as a reference map, not advice.