United States or Venezuela: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.2 FiScore point.

Tax United States Venezuela Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 21% 34% −13.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 10% to 37% 6% to 34% +3.0 points
VAT standard rate 11.73% 16% −4.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a

Venezuela

General regime 34%
Oil activities 50%
Mining activities 60%
See the United States page See the Venezuela page