Countries With the Lowest Corporate Tax Rates
Every country with a figure for corporate tax rate, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are United Arab Emirates (0%), Bahrain (0%) and Bahamas, The (0%). The middle country of the 90 has 23%.
What this measures
Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, in % of profit. Source: OECD. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The headline tax rate on company profits, national and local combined, for over ninety countries and territories. That is the widest coverage of any OECD series here. It is the rate written in law, not the rate firms actually pay after allowances and tax avoidance. From a 2019 release kept as a snapshot, so the series ends in 2018. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2018–2018. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Corporate tax rate | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Bahrain | 0% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 3 | Bahamas, The | 0% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 4 | Bermuda | 0% | 2018 | North America |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 0% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | Isle of Man | 0% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 0% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | Hungary | 9% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Andorra | 10% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 10% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Paraguay | 10% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 14 | Macao SAR, China | 12% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Ireland | 12.5% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Liechtenstein | 12.5% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Lithuania | 15% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Maldives | 15% | 2018 | South Asia |
| 19 | Mauritius | 15% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Oman | 15% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Serbia | 15% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Romania | 16% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 16.5% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 24 | Singapore | 17% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 25 | Croatia | 18% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.5% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Czechia | 19% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 19% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Poland | 19% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Slovenia | 19% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Estonia | 20% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Finland | 20% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Iceland | 20% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Latvia | 20% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 20% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Thailand | 20% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 20% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Slovak Republic | 21% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Switzerland | 21.1% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Botswana | 22% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Curacao | 22% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Denmark | 22% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Sweden | 22% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Turkiye | 22% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 22.5% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 46 | Israel | 23% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 47 | Norway | 23% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Malaysia | 24% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Austria | 25% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Barbados | 25% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Chile | 25% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | China | 25% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Spain | 25% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Indonesia | 25% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 56 | Jamaica | 25% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Liberia | 25% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Netherlands | 25% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | Panama | 25% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Uruguay | 25% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | United States | 25.8% | 2018 | North America |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 26% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Canada | 26.8% | 2018 | North America |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 27.5% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Korea, Rep. | 27.5% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 66 | Italy | 27.8% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | New Zealand | 28% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | South Africa | 28% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Greece | 29% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Peru | 29.5% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Belgium | 29.6% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Japan | 29.7% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Germany | 29.8% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Angola | 30% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 75 | Argentina | 30% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Australia | 30% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | Gabon | 30% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Kenya | 30% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Mexico | 30% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Nigeria | 30% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Senegal | 30% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Seychelles | 30% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 30% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Portugal | 31.5% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Monaco | 33.3% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Brazil | 34% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | France | 34.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 35% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Malta | 35% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 90 | India | 48.3% | 2018 | South Asia |
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