Country tax profile · 2026
Venezuela income tax
What a nomad, retiree or founder needs before moving to Venezuela: the real rate, what actually gets taxed, and the residency bar you must clear. Local currency: VES.
Venezuela tax calculator
Enter your income to estimate what you would pay in Venezuela, as an employee or running your own company, and see the best-value cities. Get the full breakdown plus a vetted advisor by email.
How much is income tax in Venezuela?
Venezuela taxes personal income at rates up to 34%. Residents are taxed on their worldwide income.
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for Venezuela and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
Capital gains, wealth & property tax
- Capital gains: Taxed as ordinary income at ISLR rates; sales of exchange listed shares are subject to 1% withholding.
- Wealth tax: Large wealth tax of 0.25% a year
Inheritance & gift tax in Venezuela
Estate and gift tax, progressive according to the relationship Lower rates for close relatives, on a progressive scale
Corporate tax & VAT
The standard corporate profits tax is 34%.
How to become a tax resident of Venezuela
Resident if present more than 183 days in the tax year or the one before it, or on establishing residence or a home in Venezuela; Venezuelan citizens are presumed domiciled unless proved otherwise.
Cost of living & lifestyle
We do not publish a price level for Venezuela: the World Bank price survey does not cover it. Its World Bank income figure is $21k per person (PPP, 2011). Pick a city below to see its monthly climate and cost.
Venezuela tax treaties
Venezuela maintains around 32 double taxation treaties in force. They generally follow the OECD Model Convention and reduce withholding tax on cross-border dividends, interest and royalties, so the same income is not taxed twice when you move, invest or earn across borders. That is a broad network, useful for internationally mobile earners and investors.
Major treaty partners
Chips with a link open the full withholding-tax detail for that treaty pair.
Approximate size of the DTA network; confirm the specific treaty and its terms before relying on it.
Venezuela tax treaty guides
Detailed double-tax-treaty guides (withholding rates on dividends, interest and royalties) are available for 33 of Venezuela's partners:
Austria · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · China · Cuba · Czech Republic · Denmark · France · Germany · Indonesia · Iran · Italy · Kuwait · Malaysia · Netherlands · Norway · Portugal · Qatar · Russia · Saudi Arabia · South Korea · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Trinidad and Tobago · Turkey · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States · Vietnam
Who can help you in Venezuela
Vetted partners for the move: immigration and tax lawyers, relocation services, banking and eSIM, guides and local experts. One Gold partner and up to three standard listings per country.
Expats in Venezuela
The free Venezuela expat community: who is already there, who is arriving, the Telegram group and straight answers on the paperwork. Expats in Venezuela →
Members see each other by first name, origin and plans. Emails stay private.
Planning a move to Venezuela?
The headline rate is the easy part. Residency, banking and exiting your current tax net are where it goes wrong. Get matched with a vetted Venezuela advisor.
Talk to a Venezuela advisor →Venezuela income tax FAQ
How much is income tax in Venezuela?
Venezuela taxes personal income at rates up to 34%. Residents are taxed on their worldwide income.
Does Venezuela tax capital gains?
Taxed as ordinary income at ISLR rates; sales of exchange listed shares are subject to 1% withholding.
How do you become a tax resident of Venezuela?
Resident if present more than 183 days in the tax year or the one before it, or on establishing residence or a home in Venezuela; Venezuelan citizens are presumed domiciled unless proved otherwise.