Global Tax Analysis: Comparing Nations with the Highest and Lowest Corporate Taxation

Recent data unveils the global variance in tax rates, spanning from notably low to notably high figures. If we talk about the lowest tax rates, they are found in smaller countries to attract investment from multinational companies. Many multinational companies have given $1 trillion for investment in those countries in 2022. Some of these countries have 0% tax rates while some have 5% tax rates. The global average corporate tax rate is 23.5%.

Based on the data from Tax Foundation, the country with the lowest tax rate is Barbados with 5.5% tax rate as of 2023. It is followed by Turkmenistan which has an 8.0% tax rate. Hungary and UAE both have 9.0% tax rate. Other countries included in the top ten list of countries with lowest tax rates are Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosova, Kyrgyzstan and Paraguay. All these countries have a tax rate of 10.0%. If we compare these tax rates with the countries with lowest tax rates in the 1980s, Hong Kong was the country with lowest tax rate at 17.0%. In 2023, 91% of the countries across jurisdiction have a tax rate under 30%.

Now talking about the countries with highest tax rates, Comoros takes the lead with 50.0% tax rate. It is followed by Puerto Rico with 37.5% tax rate and Suriname with 36.0% tax rate. Other countries which are in the top ten list of countries with highest tax rates are Argentina, Chad, Colombia, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Malta and Sudan. All these countries have a tax rate of 35.0%. This list shows that countries in Africa and South America have the highest tax rates, with Malta being the only European country. If we compare these tax rates to countries with the highest tax rates in the 1980s, Ghana was at the top with 60% tax rate. Countries like India, China and the United Kingdom also had tax rates above 50%.

Exploring Nations with the Lowest Corporate Taxation Rates

CountryContinentCorporate Tax Rate
ComorosAfrica50.00%
Puerto RicoNorth America37.50%
SurinameSouth America36.00%
ArgentinaSouth America35.00%
ChadAfrica35.00%
ColombiaSouth America35.00%
CubaNorth America35.00%
Equatorial GuineaAfrica35.00%
MaltaEurope35.00%
SudanAfrica35.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch Part)North America34.50%
American SamoaOceania34.00%
BrazilSouth America34.00%
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)South America34.00%
CameroonAfrica33.00%
Saint Kitts and NevisNorth America33.00%
MoroccoAfrica32.00%
MozambiqueAfrica32.00%
NamibiaAfrica32.00%
PortugalEurope31.50%
AustraliaOceania30.00%
BeninAfrica30.00%
BurundiAfrica30.00%
Central African RepublicAfrica30.00%
Costa RicaNorth America30.00%
Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica30.00%
El SalvadorNorth America30.00%
EritreaAfrica30.00%
EthiopiaAfrica30.00%
GabonAfrica30.00%
HaitiNorth America30.00%
HondurasNorth America30.00%
IndiaAsia30.00%
KenyaAfrica30.00%
KiribatiOceania30.00%
MalawiAfrica30.00%
MaliAfrica30.00%
MexicoNorth America30.00%
Micronesia (Federated States of)Oceania30.00%
MontserratNorth America30.00%
New CaledoniaOceania30.00%
NicaraguaNorth America30.00%
NigerAfrica30.00%
NigeriaAfrica30.00%
NiueOceania30.00%
Papua New GuineaOceania30.00%
RwandaAfrica30.00%
Saint LuciaNorth America30.00%
SenegalAfrica30.00%
Solomon IslandsOceania30.00%
South SudanAfrica30.00%
Sri LankaAsia30.00%
Trinidad and TobagoNorth America30.00%
UgandaAfrica30.00%
United Republic of TanzaniaAfrica30.00%
ZambiaAfrica30.00%
GermanyEurope29.94%
JapanAsia29.74%
PeruSouth America29.50%
PakistanAsia29.00%
CongoAfrica28.00%
GrenadaNorth America28.00%
New ZealandOceania28.00%
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America28.00%
Syrian Arab RepublicAsia28.00%
ItalyEurope27.81%
BangladeshAsia27.50%
Burkina FasoAfrica27.50%
SwazilandAfrica27.50%
ChileSouth America27.00%
Dominican RepublicNorth America27.00%
GambiaAfrica27.00%
SamoaOceania27.00%
South AfricaAfrica27.00%
TogoAfrica27.00%
GreenlandNorth America26.50%
Republic of KoreaAsia26.50%
CanadaNorth America26.21%
AlgeriaAfrica26.00%
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)South America26.00%
FranceEurope25.83%
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaNorth America25.80%
NetherlandsEurope25.80%
United States of AmericaNorth America25.77%
AngolaAfrica25.00%
Antigua and BarbudaNorth America25.00%
BelgiumEurope25.00%
BhutanAsia25.00%
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)South America25.00%
ChinaAsia25.00%
Cote d'IvoireAfrica25.00%
DjiboutiAfrica25.00%
DominicaNorth America25.00%
EcuadorSouth America25.00%
French PolynesiaOceania25.00%
GhanaAfrica25.00%
GuatemalaNorth America25.00%
GuineaAfrica25.00%
Guinea-BissauAfrica25.00%
GuyanaSouth America25.00%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Asia25.00%
JamaicaNorth America25.00%
LesothoAfrica25.00%
LiberiaAfrica25.00%
MauritaniaAfrica25.00%
MonacoEurope25.00%
MongoliaAsia25.00%
NauruOceania25.00%
NepalAsia25.00%
PanamaNorth America25.00%
PhilippinesAsia25.00%
Saint HelenaAfrica25.00%
Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica25.00%
SeychellesAfrica25.00%
Sierra LeoneAfrica25.00%
SpainEurope25.00%
TongaOceania25.00%
TurkeyAsia25.00%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandEurope25.00%
UruguaySouth America25.00%
LuxembourgEurope24.94%
ZimbabweAfrica24.72%
AustriaEurope24.00%
MalaysiaAsia24.00%
United States Virgin IslandsNorth America23.10%
IsraelAsia23.00%
EgyptAfrica22.50%
Cabo VerdeAfrica22.44%
ArubaNorth America22.00%
BotswanaAfrica22.00%
CuracaoNorth America22.00%
DenmarkEurope22.00%
GreeceEurope22.00%
IndonesiaAsia22.00%
MyanmarAsia22.00%
NorwayEurope22.00%
GuamOceania21.00%
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania21.00%
SlovakiaEurope21.00%
SwedenEurope20.60%
AfghanistanAsia20.00%
Aland IslandsEurope20.00%
AzerbaijanAsia20.00%
BelarusEurope20.00%
CambodiaAsia20.00%
Cook IslandsOceania20.00%
EstoniaEurope20.00%
FijiOceania20.00%
FinlandEurope20.00%
IcelandEurope20.00%
JordanAsia20.00%
KazakhstanAsia20.00%
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAsia20.00%
LatviaEurope20.00%
LibyaAfrica20.00%
MadagascarAfrica20.00%
Russian FederationEurope20.00%
Saint Martin (French Part)North America20.00%
Saudi ArabiaAsia20.00%
TaiwanAsia20.00%
ThailandAsia20.00%
Viet NamAsia20.00%
YemenAsia20.00%
SwitzerlandEurope19.65%
CzechiaEurope19.00%
PolandEurope19.00%
SloveniaEurope19.00%
Brunei DarussalamAsia18.50%
ArmeniaAsia18.00%
CroatiaEurope18.00%
Faroe IslandsEurope18.00%
TajikistanAsia18.00%
UkraineEurope18.00%
LebanonAsia17.00%
San MarinoEurope17.00%
SingaporeAsia17.00%
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionAsia16.50%
RomaniaEurope16.00%
AlbaniaEurope15.00%
GeorgiaAsia15.00%
IraqAsia15.00%
KuwaitAsia15.00%
LithuaniaEurope15.00%
MaldivesAsia15.00%
MauritiusAfrica15.00%
MontenegroEurope15.00%
OmanAsia15.00%
SerbiaEurope15.00%
State of PalestineAsia15.00%
TunisiaAfrica15.00%
UzbekistanAsia15.00%
CyprusEurope12.50%
GibraltarEurope12.50%
IrelandEurope12.50%
LiechtensteinEurope12.50%
China, Macao Special Administrative RegionAsia12.00%
Republic of MoldovaEurope12.00%
AndorraEurope10.00%
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope10.00%
BulgariaEurope10.00%
Kosovo (Republic of)Europe10.00%
KyrgyzstanAsia10.00%
ParaguaySouth America10.00%
QatarAsia10.00%
The Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaEurope10.00%
Timor-LesteOceania10.00%
HungaryEurope9.00%
United Arab EmiratesAsia9.00%
TurkmenistanAsia8.00%
BarbadosNorth America5.50%
AnguillaNorth America0.00%
BahamasNorth America0.00%
BahrainAsia0.00%
BelizeNorth America0.00%
BermudaNorth America0.00%
British Virgin IslandsNorth America0.00%
Cayman IslandsNorth America0.00%
GuernseyEurope0.00%
Isle of ManEurope0.00%
JerseyEurope0.00%
Saint BarthelemyNorth America0.00%
TokelauOceania0.00%
Turks and Caicos IslandsNorth America0.00%
VanuatuOceania0.00%
Wallis and Futuna IslandsOceania0.00%

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