A free tool that shows each country's income tax, corporate tax and VAT on a map and in a table, with every rate linked to its source.
5.0(1 rating)See each country's income tax, corporate tax and VAT, with every rate linked to the page it comes from.
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Every country on the map
These are the headline rates as each country's own pages state them, not tax advice. Local taxes, social security and special regimes can change what you pay, so check your own case with a licensed advisor before you move or set up a company.
This free tax rates by country tool shows each country's income tax, corporate tax and VAT, with every rate taken from that country's own tax office or tax law wherever I could reach it.
Pick a country to see its three rates and the page each one comes from. The map colors every country by the rate you choose, and the table sorts them.
Here's what a top tax rate means, what each card shows, and where the rates come from.
What is a top tax rate?
A top tax rate is the highest rate a country charges, and it only applies to the part of your income above the top band. Most countries tax income in bands, so the first part is taxed at a low rate or not at all, and each band above it at a higher one.
That's why the income tax card shows two numbers, like 0% to 25% for Panama. What you pay overall sits somewhere between them.
What each card shows
Every country gets three rates:
- Income tax – the lowest and the top rate on a resident's pay, at the national level
- Corporate tax – the standard rate on a company's profit
- VAT or sales tax – the standard rate added to what you buy, called GST in some countries
A dash means I haven't checked that rate yet. I'd rather show a gap than a guess.
Where the rates come from
Each rate comes from the country's tax office, finance ministry or tax law. VAT for the 27 EU countries comes from the European Commission's Taxes in Europe Database, which each country's finance ministry fills in. Where I couldn't reach an official page, the rate comes from PwC's country tax guides, and the card says so.
Each card links its sources and shows the day I read them.
The catch: the top rate isn't what you pay
Three things change what you actually owe:
- Local taxes can sit on top of the national rate, like US state income tax or Swiss cantonal tax
- Social security contributions come on top of income tax in most countries, and they aren't on the card
- Where you're taxed depends on where you're a tax resident, and some countries don't tax income from abroad at all, which the territorial tax map shows
How I use it
I'm a tax and permanent resident of Panama. Its card shows income tax from 0% to 25%, but Panama taxes only income produced in Panama, so the rate that matters for foreign income is the territorial answer, not the top rate. Each card here links that answer for its country.
How to use the tax rates by country tool
The country you pick stays in this browser.
Who is the tax rates by country tool for?
It's for anyone comparing where to live or where to run a business, and each of them has a next step:
- Territorial tax map – anyone checking whether a country taxes the income they earn abroad
- 183-day rule calculator – anyone counting the days before a stay makes them a tax resident
- Digital nomad visa finder – remote workers choosing a country to live in
- Golden visa finder – investors comparing residence by investment
- Currency converter – anyone turning a salary or a price into another currency
- Bank account finder – movers opening an account in their new country
- What is a global citizen? – anyone building a life across borders, in my own words
More money tools are on the free finance tools page. Or browse all my free tools.
Tax Rates by Country FAQs
Questions about tax rates around the world? Here's what to know.
It's the highest rate a country charges on income, and it applies only to the part of your income above the top band.
The lower bands are taxed at lower rates, so what you pay overall is less than the top rate.
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Monaco, the Bahamas and a few others.
The map colors them dark green when it's set to income tax, and each card links the government page that says so.
Both are taxes on what you buy. VAT is charged at each step of the chain and refunded to businesses along the way, while a sales tax is charged once, at the final sale.
Some countries call their VAT GST, like Singapore.
No. The card shows income tax only.
Social security contributions come on top of it in most countries, and local income taxes can too.
A dash means I haven't checked that rate on an official page yet.
I'd rather leave a gap than show a number I haven't read.
No. It's the headline rates as each country's own pages state them, linked to those pages.
Check your own case with a licensed advisor before you move or set up a company.
I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and the tax rates by country tool is one of my free tools on navid.me.
Read about me, or see my creator profile.
Navid Moazzez
AI business strategist & AI OS builder
Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.
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