Tax comparison · verified June 2026
Bermuda tax vs every other country
🇧🇲 Bermuda against all 52 other jurisdictions Tax Atlas tracks, on the six figures that decide most moves: top income tax, capital gains, dividends, corporate tax, VAT and how foreign income is taxed. Sorted by top income tax, lowest first.
- Top income tax: 0% · 0 of 52 jurisdictions are lower
- Corporate tax: 0% · 0 of 52 are lower
- VAT / sales tax: 0% · 0 of 52 are lower
- Foreign income: Exempt · shared by 15 others
The table
Bermuda compared with 52 jurisdictions
| Country | Top income tax | Capital gains | Dividends | Corporate | VAT | Foreign income | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 17% | Exempt | – |
| Bahamas | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | Exempt | Bermuda vs Bahamas |
| Bahrain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | Exempt | – |
| BermudaThis page | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| British Virgin Islands | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Brunei | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18.5% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Cayman Islands | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | Bermuda vs Cayman Islands |
| Kuwait | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Exempt | – |
| Monaco | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 20% | Exempt | – |
| Oman | 0 (5% from 2028) | 0% | 0% | 15% | 5% | Exempt | – |
| Qatar | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 5% | Exempt | – |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 17% | Exempt | – |
| Turks and Caicos | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | Exempt | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 5% | Exempt | – |
| Vanuatu | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | Exempt | – |
| Andorra | 10% | 10% | Andorran dividends exempt / foreign 10% | 10% | 4.5% | Worldwide | – |
| Bulgaria | 10% | 10% | 5% | 10% | 20% | Worldwide | – |
| Paraguay | 10% | 10% | 5% | 10% | 10% | Territorial | – |
| Hungary | 15% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 27% | Worldwide | – |
| Hong Kong | 17% | 0% | 0% | 16.5% | 0% | Territorial | – |
| Georgia | 20% | 0% | 5% | 15% | 18% | Territorial | – |
| Guernsey | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Jersey | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Mauritius | 20% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 15% | Worldwide | – |
| Isle of Man | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | Worldwide | – |
| Estonia | 22% | 22% | 0% | 22% | 24% | Worldwide | – |
| Singapore | 24% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 9% | Territorial | – |
| Costa Rica | 25% | 0-15% | 0-15% | 30% | 13% | Territorial | – |
| Dominican Republic | 25% | 27% | 10% final | 27% | 18% | Territorial | – |
| Gibraltar | 25% | 0% | 0% | 12.5% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Panama | 25% | 10% | 10% | 25% | 7% | Territorial | – |
| Malaysia | 30% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 8% | Territorial | – |
| Cyprus | 35% | 20% | 0-5% | 15% | 19% | Worldwide | – |
| Indonesia | 35% | Varies (final taxes) | 10% final / exempt if reinvested | 22% | 12% | Worldwide | – |
| Malta | 35% | 0% | 0-35% | 35% | 18% | Worldwide | – |
| Mexico | 35% | 35% | 10% | 30% | 16% | Worldwide | – |
| Philippines | 35% | 0-15% | 10% | 25% | 12% | Territorial | – |
| Thailand | 35% | 0% | 10% | 20% | 7% | Remittance-based | – |
| Switzerland | 11.5-36% | 0% | 0-35% | 11.9-20.5% | 8.1% | Worldwide | – |
| Uruguay | 36% | 0-12% | 12% | 25% | 22% | Territorial | – |
| United States | 37% | 0-20% | 0-20% | 21% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Ireland | 40% | 33% | 0-33% | 12.5% | 23% | Worldwide | – |
| Italy | 43% | 26% | 26% | 27.8% | 22% | Worldwide | – |
| Greece | 44% | 15% | 5% | 22% | 24% | Worldwide | – |
| Australia | 45% | 0-45% | 0-45% | 30% | 10% | Worldwide | – |
| France | 45% | 0-34.5% | 12.8-34.5% | 25% | 20% | Worldwide | – |
| Germany | 45% | 0-26.375% | 26.375% | 30.06% | 19% | Worldwide | – |
| United Kingdom | 45% | 18-24% | 10.75-39.35% | 25% | 20% | Worldwide | – |
| Portugal | 48% | 28% | 28% | 19% | 23% | Worldwide | – |
| Netherlands | 49.5% | 31% | 24.5-31% | 25.8% | 21% | Worldwide | – |
| Spain | 47-54% | 19-30% | 19-30% | 25% | 21% | Worldwide | – |
| Canada | 33-54.8% | 0-27% | 0-47.74% | 26.2-31% | 5% | Worldwide | – |
Figures come from each country profile in the Tax Atlas dataset, which cites PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, tax authorities and the OECD. Ranges are compared by their upper bound. Headline rates leave out reliefs, newcomer regimes and treaty relief, so open each country page for the detail. Not tax advice: verify with a qualified adviser.
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Questions
Frequently asked
How does Bermuda's income tax compare with other countries?+
Bermuda's top personal income tax rate is 0%. 0 of the other 52 jurisdictions Tax Atlas tracks have a lower top rate.
Is Bermuda's corporate tax low by international standards?+
Bermuda's headline corporate rate is 0%. 0 of the other 52 jurisdictions have a lower headline rate. Effective rates depend on reliefs, free zones and the OECD global minimum tax for large groups.
Which countries tax foreign income the same way as Bermuda?+
Bermuda taxes foreign income on a exempt basis. 15 other jurisdictions use the same basis, including United Arab Emirates, Monaco, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands.
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