Comparison

Best low-tax countries

Ranked from the structured country markdown already in the repo. Tax rates are pulled from the country tax pages; Territorial, CFC risk and Residency path are editorial comparison fields shown across all three tiers. Japan and other full-rate jurisdictions appear in Tier 3 rather than as low-tax recommendations.

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Tier 1

#CountryIncome taxCapital gainsCorporate taxTerritorialCFC riskResidency path
1Bahrain0%0%0%YesNoneEasy
2United Arab Emirates0%0%9%YesNoneEasy
3British Virgin Islands0%0%0%YesNoneHard
4Kuwait0%0%15%YesLowMedium
5Isle of Man10% / 21%0%0%NoLowMedium
6Qatar0%10%10%YesLowMedium
7Hong Kong2% - 17%0%16.5%YesMediumMedium
8Mauritius0%-35%N/A15%YesLowMedium
9El Salvador0% - 30%10%25% / 30%YesLowMedium
10Monaco0%0%25%NoNoneHard
11Saudi Arabia0%Depends20%YesLowMedium
12Kyrgyzstan10%10%10%NoLowEasy
13GibraltarUp to 25% GIBS0%15%YesLowMedium
14Oman0% through 2027N/A15%NoLowMedium
15Cyprus0% - 35%20%15%NoLowMedium
16Georgia20%20%15%NoLowEasy
17MontenegroN/A15%9% / 12% / 15%NoLowMedium
18Panama0-25%10%25%YesLowMedium

Tier 2

#CountryIncome taxCapital gainsCorporate taxTerritorialCFC riskResidency path
1Bahamas0%0%0%YesNoneMedium
2Bermuda0%0%0%YesNoneHard
3Cayman Islands0%0%0%YesNoneHard
4Singapore0% - 24%0%17%YesNoneMedium
5Malaysia0% - 30%0% / 10%24%YesNoneMedium
6Thailand0% to 35%0% to 35%20%NoNoneMedium
7Jordan5% - 30%0% generally20%YesNoneMedium
8Paraguay10%8%10%YesNoneEasy
9Andorra0%-10%0%-25%10%NoLowHard
10Lebanon2% to 25%0% to 15%17%YesNoneHard
11Azerbaijan3%-25%0%20%NoLowMedium
12Luxembourg0% - 42%0% / ordinary rates23.87%NoHighMedium
13Bulgaria10%10%10%NoMediumEasy
14Costa Rica0% - 25%15%30%YesLowMedium
15Marshall Islands8% - 12%N/A3% of gross revenueYesLowHard
16SwitzerlandProgressive0%8.5% federal + localNoNoneHard
17Vietnam5% - 35%0.1% / 20%20%NoLowMedium
18Tajikistan12%–20%0%18%NoLowMedium
19Belize25%0%No standard CITNoNoneMedium
20Kazakhstan10% / 15%10% / 15%20%NoMediumMedium
21Liechtenstein1% - 8%N/A12.5%NoLowHard
22Turkey15%-40%0%25%NoMediumMedium
23Chile0% - 40%N/A27%NoHighMedium
24Egypt0% - 27.5%N/A22.50%NoHighMedium
25New Zealand10.5%0%28%NoHighMedium
26Nigeria0% - 25%N/A30%NoHighMedium
27Uruguay10% - 36%12%25%NoLowEasy
28Malta0%-35%Up to 35%35%NoLowMedium
29Hungary15%N/A9%NoHighMedium
30Taiwan5% - 40%N/A20%NoHighMedium
31Uzbekistan12%12%15%NoLowMedium
32Australia0% - 45%About 22.5% before levy30%NoHighHard
33Ukraine18%N/A18%NoHighMedium
34Ireland20% / 40%33%12.5%NoHighMedium
35Czechia15% / 23%N/A21%NoHighMedium
36Estonia22%22%22/78NoLowEasy
37United Kingdom20% to 45%18%25%NoHighMedium
38PakistanN/AN/A29%NoHighMedium
39Russia13%-22%13%-22%25%NoHighHard

Tier 3

#CountryIncome taxCapital gainsCorporate taxTerritorialCFC riskResidency path
1Cambodia0% - 20%20%20%NoNoneMedium
2Brazil0% - 27.5%15% - 22.5%15%NoHighMedium
3Romania10%3%16%NoHighMedium
4United States10% - 37%0% - 20%21%NoHighHard
5Puerto Rico0% - 33%20%18.5%NoHighMedium
6Indonesia5% - 35%5% - 35% PIT / 22% CIT22%NoHighMedium
7Colombia0% - 39%15%35%NoMediumMedium
8Germany0% - 45%25%15%NoHighMedium
9India0% - 30%N/A22% / 30%NoHighMedium
10Philippines0% - 35%15% of net gain25%NoMediumMedium
11South Korea6% - 45%20% / 25%10%NoHighHard
12Croatia15%-33%12%10% / 18%NoMediumMedium
13Austria0% - 55%30%23%NoHighMedium
14France0% - 45%31.4%25%NoHighMedium
15Israel10% - 50%N/A23%NoHighMedium
16Kenya10% - 35%N/A30%NoHighMedium
17Argentina5%-35%15%25%NoHighMedium
18Greece9% - 44%15%22%NoHighMedium
19China3% - 45%N/A25%NoHighHard
20Poland12% / 32%19%19%NoHighMedium
21FinlandN/AN/A20%NoHighMedium
22Mexico1.92% - 35%Up to 35%30%NoHighMedium
23South Africa18% - 45%N/A27%NoHighMedium
24Spain19% - 54%19% - 30%25%NoHighMedium
25Portugal12.5% - 48%28%19%NoHighMedium
26Japan5% - 45%20.315%23.2%NoHighHard
27Belgium25% - 50%N/A25%NoHighMedium
28Canada14% - 54.8%50% inclusion23% - 30%NoHighMedium
29Iceland31.49% - 46.29%N/A20%NoHighMedium
30Italy23% - 43%26%24%NoHighMedium
31Norway22%37.84%22%NoHighMedium
32DenmarkAbout 42% - 56%27% / 42%22%NoHighMedium
33Netherlands35.75% - 49.50%24.5%25.8%NoHighMedium
34SwedenAbout 32% - 52%30%20.6%NoHighMedium