Tax comparison · verified June 2026
United States tax vs every other country
🇺🇸 United States 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: 37% · 41 of 52 jurisdictions are lower
- Corporate tax: 21% · 30 of 52 are lower
- VAT / sales tax: 0% · 0 of 52 are lower
- Foreign income: Worldwide · shared by 25 others
The table
United States 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 | – |
| Bahrain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | Exempt | – |
| Bermuda | 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 | United States 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 | United States vs United Arab Emirates |
| 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 | United States vs Georgia |
| 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 | United States vs Singapore |
| Costa Rica | 25% | 0-15% | 0-15% | 30% | 13% | Territorial | United States vs Costa Rica |
| Dominican Republic | 25% | 27% | 10% final | 27% | 18% | Territorial | – |
| Gibraltar | 25% | 0% | 0% | 12.5% | 0% | Worldwide | – |
| Panama | 25% | 10% | 10% | 25% | 7% | Territorial | United States vs Panama |
| 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 | United States vs Mexico |
| Philippines | 35% | 0-15% | 10% | 25% | 12% | Territorial | – |
| Thailand | 35% | 0% | 10% | 20% | 7% | Remittance-based | United States vs Thailand |
| Switzerland | 11.5-36% | 0% | 0-35% | 11.9-20.5% | 8.1% | Worldwide | – |
| Uruguay | 36% | 0-12% | 12% | 25% | 22% | Territorial | United States vs Uruguay |
| United StatesThis page | 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 | United States vs Italy |
| 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 States vs Germany |
| United Kingdom | 45% | 18-24% | 10.75-39.35% | 25% | 20% | Worldwide | United States vs United Kingdom |
| Portugal | 48% | 28% | 28% | 19% | 23% | Worldwide | United States vs Portugal |
| Netherlands | 49.5% | 31% | 24.5-31% | 25.8% | 21% | Worldwide | – |
| Spain | 47-54% | 19-30% | 19-30% | 25% | 21% | Worldwide | United States vs Spain |
| Canada | 33-54.8% | 0-27% | 0-47.74% | 26.2-31% | 5% | Worldwide | United States vs Canada |
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.
Head to head
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Questions
Frequently asked
How does United States's income tax compare with other countries?+
United States's top personal income tax rate is 37%. 41 of the other 52 jurisdictions Tax Atlas tracks have a lower top rate.
Is United States's corporate tax low by international standards?+
United States's headline corporate rate is 21%. 30 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 United States?+
United States taxes foreign income on a worldwide basis. 25 other jurisdictions use the same basis, including Ireland, Hungary, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Estonia.
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