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Lowest Income-Tax Countries

Countries with the lowest top marginal personal income-tax rates — orientation only.

  1. 1

    Émirats arabes unis

    IR marginal max.
    0%
    Impôt sociétés
    9%

    No personal income tax; 9% corp tax from 2023-06 (profit >AED 375k).

  2. 2

    Arabie saoudite

    IR marginal max.
    0%
    Impôt sociétés
    20%
  3. 3

    Qatar

    IR marginal max.
    0%
    Impôt sociétés
    10%
  4. 4

    Bahreïn

    IR marginal max.
    0%
    Impôt sociétés
    0%

    No personal/corp income tax (ex-oil/gas); 2025 onwards 15% corp tax on large MNEs (Pillar 2) only.

  5. 5

    Hongrie

    IR marginal max.
    15%
    Impôt sociétés
    9%

    15% flat tax; 9% corp tax — lowest in EU.

  6. 6

    Hong Kong

    IR marginal max.
    17%
    Impôt sociétés
    16.5%

    Territorial source; no CGT, no estate tax, no sales tax.

  7. 7

    Estonie

    IR marginal max.
    22%
    Impôt sociétés
    22%

    Corp tax only on distributed profit (retained = 0%); e-Residency supports remote setup.

  8. 8

    Tchéquie

    IR marginal max.
    23%
    Impôt sociétés
    21%
  9. 9

    Singapour

    IR marginal max.
    24%
    Impôt sociétés
    17%

    No CGT; dividends exempt (single-tier); foreign-source income exempt under conditions.

  10. 10

    Brésil

    IR marginal max.
    27.5%
    Impôt sociétés
    34%
  11. 11

    Pologne

    IR marginal max.
    32%
    Impôt sociétés
    19%
  12. 12

    Canada

    IR marginal max.
    33%
    Impôt sociétés
    15%

    Federal 33% + province 4-21%; CGT 50% inclusion (new rule >$250k/yr → 66.67%).

  13. 13

    Thaïlande

    IR marginal max.
    35%
    Impôt sociétés
    20%

    SET-listed stock LTCG exempt; foreign income taxed on remit (2024 change).

  14. 14

    Mexique

    IR marginal max.
    35%
    Impôt sociétés
    30%
  15. 15

    États-Unis

    IR marginal max.
    37%
    Impôt sociétés
    21%

    Federal 37% + state 0-13.3%; LTCG 0/15/20% + NIIT 3.8%; state tax separate.

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