Hong Kong

Capital Gains Taxes (%) - Hong Kong Compared to Continent

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Hong Kong	0.00%
Indonesia	0.00%
Philippines	0.00%
Singapore	0.00%
Sri Lanka	0.00%
Japan	3.98%
China	4.66%
Malaysia	5.18%
South Korea	9.12%
Cambodia	15.00%
India	16.95%
Taiwan	21.11%
Vietnam	23.49%
Pakistan	25.08%
Thailand	30.00%

 

 

Hong Kong: Capital gains taxes (%).

In arriving at effective capital gains tax rates, the Global Property Guide makes the following assumptions:

• The property is directly and jointly owned by husband and wife;
• They have owned it for 10 years;
• It is their only source of capital gains in the country
• It has appreciated in value by 100% over the 10 years to sale
• The property was worth US$250,000 or 250,000 at purchase.
• It is not their sole or principal residence.

These assumptions are critical. In many countries a holding period of less than 5 years results in capital gains being taxable. But a longer holding period often results in no capital gains tax being payable. For more details see the Data FAQ

Source: Global Property Guide Research, Contributing Accounting Firms

 

Hong Kong has good quality housing statistics. The Ratings and Valuation Department releases monthly Hong Kong Property Review which has data on house prices, rent, yield, completion, forecast completion and sales transactions. Excellent economics data are available from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.