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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.	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%
2.	Anguilla Click to view tax rates in Anguilla.	0.00% 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.	24.66% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
3.	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.
4.	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%
5.	Armenia Click to view tax rates in Armenia.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	n.a. Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	n.a. Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
6.	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.
7.	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%
8.	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%
9.	Bahamas Click to view tax rates in Bahamas.	0.00% 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.	21.26% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.73%
10.	Bahrain Click to view tax rates in Bahrain.	0.00% 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.	5.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
11.	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.
12.	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%
13.	Belize Click to view tax rates in Belize.	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.	15.80% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
14.	Bermuda Click to view tax rates in Bermuda.	0.00% 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.	31.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	5.05%
15.	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%
16.	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
17.	British Virgin Is. Click to view tax rates in British Virgin Is..	0.00% 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.	21.84% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
18.	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%
19.	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%
20.	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%
21.	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.
22.	Cayman Is. Click to view tax rates in Cayman Is..	0.00% 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.	18.58% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
23.	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%
24.	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%
25.	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%
26.	Cook Islands Click to view tax rates in Cook Islands.	n.a. 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.	n.a. Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
27.	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%
28.	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.
29.	Cyprus Click to view tax rates in Cyprus.	0.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	9.84% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	11.09% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.38%
30.	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%
31.	Denmark Click to view tax rates in Denmark.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	42.25% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	2.05% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.61%
32.	Dominica Click to view tax rates in Dominica.	n.a. 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.	28.45% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.03%
33.	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.
	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
34.	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%
35.	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%
36.	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%
37.	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%
38.	Fiji Click to view tax rates in Fiji.	n.a. 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.	n.a. Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
39.	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%
40.	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%
41.	French Polynesia Click to view tax rates in French Polynesia.	n.a. 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.	19.65% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	15.00%
42.	Georgia Click to view tax rates in Georgia.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	n.a. Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	n.a. Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
43.	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%
44.	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%
45.	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.
46.	Grenada Click to view tax rates in Grenada.	0.00% 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.	42.56% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.70%
47.	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%
48.	Guam Click to view tax rates in Guam.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	12.51% 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.	12.86%
49.	Guatemala Click to view tax rates in Guatemala.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	22.32% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	16.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	12.00%
50.	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%
	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
51.	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%
52.	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%
53.	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%
54.	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%
55.	Iran Click to view tax rates in Iran.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	n.a. 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.	n.a.
56.	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%
57.	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%
58.	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%
59.	Jamaica Click to view tax rates in Jamaica.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	3.62% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	27.01% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	9.91%
60.	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%
61.	Jordan Click to view tax rates in Jordan.	0.00% 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.	15.24% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	9.62%
62.	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%
63.	Latvia Click to view tax rates in Latvia.	0.00% 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.	5.16% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.97%
64.	Lebanon Click to view tax rates in Lebanon.	n.a. 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.	11.57% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.46%
65.	Liechtenstein Click to view tax rates in Liechtenstein.	n.a. 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.	3.90% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	3.29%
66.	Lithuania Click to view tax rates in Lithuania.	2.90% 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.	2.35% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	4.04%
67.	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%
	City/Country	Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate)	Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding)	Roundtrip Transaction Cost	Gross Rental Yield
68.	Macedonia Click to view tax rates in Macedonia.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	16.24% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	5.24% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	7.23%
69.	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%
70.	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%
71.	Martinique Click to view tax rates in Martinique.	n.a. 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.	n.a.
72.	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%
73.	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%
74.	Moldova Click to view tax rates in Moldova.	n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent.	10.00% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent.	20.62% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	14.36%
75.	Monaco Click to view tax rates in Monaco.	0.00% 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.	19.65% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	2.43%
76.	Montenegro Click to view tax rates in Montenegro.	n.a. 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.	8.28% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent.	n.a.
77.	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.
78.	Morocco Click to view tax rates in Morocco.