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Most highly taxed countries

Shows the effective taxes and costs payable on buy-to-let residential property, sorted by income tax. For assumptions see below:

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	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
1.	Switzerland Click to view tax rates in Switzerland.	48.56% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	27.17% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	5.74% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.80%
2.	Chile Click to view tax rates in Chile.	35.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	6.10% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.50%
3.	Tanzania Click to view tax rates in Tanzania.	31.45% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	19.08% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	15.50% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	8.57%
4.	Costa Rica Click to view tax rates in Costa Rica.	30.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.08% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	9.23%
5.	Dominican Republic Click to view tax rates in Dominican Republic.	30.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	30.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	12.30% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
6.	Kenya Click to view tax rates in Kenya.	30.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	6.76% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.38%
7.	Russia Click to view tax rates in Russia.	30.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	25.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.23%
8.	United States Click to view tax rates in United States.	30.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	12.50% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.07% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.01%
9.	Colombia Click to view tax rates in Colombia.	28.56% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	30.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.60% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	12.63%
10.	Norway Click to view tax rates in Norway.	26.86% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	25.90% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	5.06% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.22%
11.	Ecuador Click to view tax rates in Ecuador.	25.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	5.50% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	12.25% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	12.00%
12.	Mexico Click to view tax rates in Mexico.	25.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	23.80% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	12.82% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.71%
13.	Philippines Click to view tax rates in Philippines.	25.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	18.23% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	11.23%
14.	Peru Click to view tax rates in Peru.	24.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	30.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	7.48% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	9.23%
15.	Spain Click to view tax rates in Spain.	24.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	29.75% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	12.16% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	2.87%
16.	Finland Click to view tax rates in Finland.	23.80% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	28.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	10.15% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.00%
	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
17.	Malaysia Click to view tax rates in Malaysia.	22.42% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	5.18% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	5.50% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	8.91%
18.	El Salvador Click to view tax rates in El Salvador.	22.36% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	2.14% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.21% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	9.12%
19.	Venezuela Click to view tax rates in Venezuela.	22.16% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	24.92% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	14.79% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	12.80%
20.	Estonia Click to view tax rates in Estonia.	22.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	22.05% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	3.81% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	6.13%
21.	Argentina Click to view tax rates in Argentina.	21.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	6.14% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	8.29%
22.	Antigua and Barbuda Click to view tax rates in Antigua and Barbuda.	20.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	28.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
23.	Barbados Click to view tax rates in Barbados.	20.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	12.08% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
24.	Indonesia Click to view tax rates in Indonesia.	20.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	26.37% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	11.27%
25.	Taiwan Click to view tax rates in Taiwan.	20.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	21.11% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	12.33% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	2.38%
26.	Italy Click to view tax rates in Italy.	19.55% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	17.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.27%
27.	Hungary Click to view tax rates in Hungary.	18.72% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	10.73% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	10.58% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	8.09%
28.	Malta Click to view tax rates in Malta.	17.78% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	22.98% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.23% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	2.85%
29.	Paraguay Click to view tax rates in Paraguay.	17.50% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	17.50% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	7.55% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	2.82%
30.	Poland Click to view tax rates in Poland.	17.44% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	6.61% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.95%
31.	Germany Click to view tax rates in Germany.	15.82% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.46% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.39%
32.	Singapore Click to view tax rates in Singapore.	15.13% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	4.67% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	3.97%
33.	Brazil Click to view tax rates in Brazil.	15.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	25.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.50% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	6.40%
	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
34.	Ghana Click to view tax rates in Ghana.	15.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	7.90% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	13.58% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	6.86%
35.	Netherlands Click to view tax rates in Netherlands.	15.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.03% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	8.25%
36.	Uganda Click to view tax rates in Uganda.	15.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	3.03% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	9.33%
37.	Ukraine Click to view tax rates in Ukraine.	15.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	26.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	12.50% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	9.09%
38.	Canada Click to view tax rates in Canada.	14.87% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	8.83% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	6.96% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	6.74%
39.	Turkey Click to view tax rates in Turkey.	14.61% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.93% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	6.47%
40.	Czech Republic Click to view tax rates in Czech Republic.	14.36% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.20% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	6.93%
41.	Cambodia Click to view tax rates in Cambodia.	14.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	15.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	8.44% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.88%
42.	Cape Verde Click to view tax rates in Cape Verde.	14.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	3.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	18.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
43.	Portugal Click to view tax rates in Portugal.	13.25% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	11.32% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	13.65% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.72%
44.	Austria Click to view tax rates in Austria.	12.38% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.82% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.40%
45.	Hong Kong Click to view tax rates in Hong Kong.	12.16% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	2.77% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	3.73%
46.	Belgium Click to view tax rates in Belgium.	12.06% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	17.88% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.53%
47.	Mauritius Click to view tax rates in Mauritius.	12.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	20.63% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.24%
48.	Romania Click to view tax rates in Romania.	12.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	7.58% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	8.17%
49.	Australia Click to view tax rates in Australia.	11.63% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	13.60% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	5.92% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.85%
50.	Croatia Click to view tax rates in Croatia.	10.50% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	13.87% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
51.	Uruguay Click to view tax rates in Uruguay.	10.27% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	14.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	8.71%
52.	Ireland Click to view tax rates in Ireland.	10.05% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	18.56% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	6.96% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.00%
53.	Bulgaria Click to view tax rates in Bulgaria.	10.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	24.88% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.87%
54.	Egypt Click to view tax rates in Egypt.	10.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.74% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	11.35%
55.	Montserrat Click to view tax rates in Montserrat.	10.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	10.10% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
56.	Nigeria Click to view tax rates in Nigeria.	10.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	7.46% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	23.76% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.30%
57.	St. Vincent & Grenadines Click to view tax rates in St. Vincent & Grenadines.	10.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	18.82% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	3.91%
58.	Vanuatu Click to view tax rates in Vanuatu.	9.38% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	13.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.38%
59.	Slovak Republic Click to view tax rates in Slovak Republic.	9.30% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	3.10% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	10.06%
60.	Tunisia Click to view tax rates in Tunisia.	8.32% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	7.10% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.62%
61.	India Click to view tax rates in India.	8.11% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	16.95% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	14.66% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.02%
62.	Israel Click to view tax rates in Israel.	7.50% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.57% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.37%
63.	South Africa Click to view tax rates in South Africa.	7.23% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	5.32% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.16% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
64.	Luxembourg Click to view tax rates in Luxembourg.	7.02% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	15.65% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.28%
65.	France Click to view tax rates in France.	7.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	12.90% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	16.30% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.02%
66.	Guadeloupe Click to view tax rates in Guadeloupe.	7.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	6.45% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	16.30% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.31%
67.	Sri Lanka Click to view tax rates in Sri Lanka.	6.62% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	109.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.24%
	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
68.	Thailand Click to view tax rates in Thailand.	6.30% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	30.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	6.89% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.97%
69.	China Click to view tax rates in China.	5.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	4.66% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	5.26% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.36%
70.	Honduras Click to view tax rates in Honduras.	4.44% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	25.31% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	10.65% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.29%
71.	Aruba Click to view tax rates in Aruba.	4.40% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	9.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
72.	Botswana Click to view tax rates in Botswana.	4.17% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	22.30% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	5.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.42%
73.	Puerto Rico Click to view tax rates in Puerto Rico.	4.17% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	29.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	8.82% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.32%
74.	Greece Click to view tax rates in Greece.	3.75% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	15.47% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
75.	Japan Click to view tax rates in Japan.	3.40% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	3.98% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	8.51% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.86%
76.	South Korea Click to view tax rates in South Korea.	3.38% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	9.12% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	22.08% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
77.	Andorra Click to view tax rates in Andorra.	3.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	0.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	10.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	6.19%
78.	Belize Click to view tax rates in Belize.