corporate income tax RATES

around the world

Guess what tax is of primary interest to most company owners worldwide? Well, it is corporate income tax, also known as corporate profit tax. This tax is levied on a company’s profits and directly influences the net profit retained by the business. As such, it is useful to know corporate income tax rates across different countries.

Overall, corporate income tax rates vary from country to country. Some jurisdictions are more attractive in terms of tax burden, while others are less so. It gets even more nuanced with tax incentives, reduced corporate tax rates, etc. Some territories even may allow companies to be exempt from taxation when establishing a business.

For your convenience, our team has compiled corporate income tax rates worldwide in a table.

Finally, understanding corporate income tax rates is important both when choosing a jurisdiction for setting up a business and during its ongoing operations. To select the most suitable jurisdiction for your objectives, we also recommend considering other factors, such as:

  • the ease of doing business in the country;
  • the simplicity of company registration and ongoing compliance;
  • the possibility of opening a bank account remotely, and more.

Corporate income tax is a direct tax levied on the profits generated by a company’s activities. Profit is generally calculated as business income minus expenses; however, not all expenses are deductible for tax purposes.

The concept of “profit” should be examined separately in each country, as the definitions of “income” and “expenses” vary under the legislation of different jurisdictions.

To save valuable time, we recommend contacting the specialists at GFLO Consultancy. We offer an initial free consultation during which we will help you determine the jurisdiction best suited for your objectives.

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CountryStandard rateReduced rateTaxation principle
Australia ⇒30%25%Worldwide
Argentina25%NoWorldwide
Belarus20%10%, 12%, 5%Worldwide
Belize25%3%, 1.75%Territorial
BVI ⇒0%NoTerritorial
Brunei18.5% and 55%NoTerritorial
Bulgaria10%NoWorldwide
Canada ⇒38%, but the effective rate is lower15%Worldwide
Costa Rica ⇒30%20%, 10%Territorial
Cyprus ⇒12.5%NoWorldwide
Czech Republic ⇒21%NoWorldwide
Denmark22%NoWorldwide
Estonia ⇒22%7%Worldwide
Finland20%NoWorldwide
France ⇒31%28%Worldwide
Georgia15%0%Worldwide
Germany ⇒15% + solidarity surchargeNoWorldwide
Hong Kong ⇒16.5%8.25%Territorial
Iceland20%NoWorldwide
India ⇒15% - 30%NoWorldwide
Ireland ⇒12.5%NoWorldwide
Isle of Man ⇒20% (Banking and retail business), 10% (Real estate and petroleum extraction), 0%NoWorldwide
Italy24% + regional taxNoWorldwide
Latvia ⇒20%15%Worldwide
Lithuania ⇒16%5%Worldwide
Liechtenstein12.5%NoWorldwide
Luxembourg ⇒16%14%Worldwide
Macau ⇒3% - 12% (Progressive tax rate)NoTerritorial
Macedonia10%NoWorldwide
Mauritius ⇒15%0%Territorial
Malta ⇒35%NoWorldwide
Mexico30%NoWorldwide
Montenegro ⇒9% - 15% (Progressive tax rate)NoWorldwide
Montserrat ⇒30%NoTerritorial
Netherlands ⇒25.8%19%Worldwide
New Zealand ⇒28%NoWorldwide
Norway22%NoWorldwide
Poland ⇒19%9%Worldwide
Portugal21%17%Worldwide
Russia25%15%, 13%, 10%, 9%, 0%Worldwide
Romania16%3%, 1%Worldwide
Seychelles ⇒33%25%Territorial
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⇒30%NoWorldwide
Singapore ⇒17%NoTerritorial
Slovakia21%15%Worldwide
Slovenia22%0%Worldwide
Spain25%NoWorldwide
South Korea ⇒10% - 25% (Progressive tax rate)NoMixed
Sweden20.6%NoWorldwide
Switzerland ⇒11.97% or higher
(depending on the canton)
NoWorldwide
Thailand ⇒0%, 15%, 20% (Progressive tax rate)NoMixed
Turkiye ⇒25%, 30%NoMixed
Ukraine18%NoWorldwide
UAE ⇒0%; for oil & gas and banking companies the rate may reach 55%NoTerritorial
United Kingdom ⇒19% - 25% (Progressive tax rate)NoWorldwide
USA ⇒21% + state taxNoMixed
Uruguay25%NoTerritorial