Tax guide

Countries with no inheritance tax

Many countries do not charge a broad inheritance tax. These are the jurisdictions in this site where the current inheritance-tax page shows a 0% headline and no positive estate-tax rate.

DefinitionInheritance tax is levied on wealth transferred at death (or sometimes by gift). A 0% headline does not remove probate, stamp duty, forced-heirship rules, or tax on assets located in another country.
Situs of assets still mattersGift or stamp duty can still applyProbate is not inheritance tax

57 countries with no inheritance tax

Andorra
0% IHT

Argentina
0% IHT

Australia
0% IHT

No federal inheritance tax, but capital gains and superannuation death-benefit rules can still create tax on death.

Austria
0% IHT

Bahamas
0% IHT

Bahrain
0% IHT

Belize
0% IHT

Bermuda
0% IHT

British Virgin Islands
0% IHT

Cambodia
0% IHT

Canada
0% IHT

No federal inheritance tax; deemed-disposition capital gains at death are the main federal tax event.

Cayman Islands
0% IHT

China
0% IHT

Costa Rica
0% IHT

Cyprus
0% IHT

Czechia
0% IHT

Egypt
0% IHT

El Salvador
0% IHT

Estonia
0% IHT

Georgia
0% IHT

Gibraltar
0% IHT

Hong Kong
0% IHT

No inheritance or estate duty in force; probate and asset-transfer formalities still apply.

India
0% IHT

Indonesia
0% IHT

Isle of Man
0% IHT

Israel
0% IHT

Jordan
0% IHT

Kazakhstan
0% IHT

Kenya
0% IHT

Kuwait
0% IHT

Kyrgyzstan
0% IHT

Liechtenstein
0% IHT

Malaysia
0% IHT

Malta
0% IHT

Marshall Islands
0% IHT

Mauritius
0% IHT

Mexico
0% IHT

New Zealand
0% IHT

Nigeria
0% IHT

Norway
0% IHT

Oman
0% IHT

Pakistan
0% IHT

Panama
0% IHT

Paraguay
0% IHT

Portugal
0% IHT

No broad inheritance tax for close heirs, but stamp duty can still apply to certain transfers.

Qatar
0% IHT

Romania
0% IHT

Russia
0% IHT

Saudi Arabia
0% IHT

Singapore
0% IHT

No estate duty; probate fees and foreign situs assets can still create cost or foreign tax.

Sweden
0% IHT

Switzerland
0% IHT

Tajikistan
0% IHT

United Arab Emirates
0% IHT

No inheritance tax, but Sharia forced-heirship and probate procedures still shape succession planning.

Uruguay
0% IHT

Uzbekistan
0% IHT

Vietnam
10% IHT