Most highly taxed countries

Last Updated: May 12, 2008


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. 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%
 2. 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%
 3. 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%
 4. 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%
 5. 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%
 6. 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%
 7. 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%
 8. 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%
 9. 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%
 10. 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%
 11. Panama Click to view tax rates in Panama. 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. 8.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 10.88%
 12. 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%
 13. Namibia Click to view tax rates in Namibia. 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. 16.06% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 10.00%
 14. 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%
 15. 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%
 16. Vietnam Click to view tax rates in Vietnam. n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent. 23.49% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent. 6.20% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 9.43%
  City/Country Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate) Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding) Roundtrip Transaction Cost Gross Rental Yield
 17. 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%
 18. 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%
 19. 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%
 20. 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%
 21. 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%
 22. 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%
 23. 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%
 24. Nicaragua Click to view tax rates in Nicaragua. n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent. 31.87% 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. 8.66%
 25. 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%
 26. 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%
 27. 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%
 28. 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%
 29. 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%
 30. 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%
 31. 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%
 32. United Arab Emirates Click to view tax rates in United Arab Emirates. 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. 5.05% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 7.72%
 33. 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%
  City/Country Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate) Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding) Roundtrip Transaction Cost Gross Rental Yield
 34. Morocco Click to view tax rates in Morocco. n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent. 17.08% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent. 12.13% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 7.66%
 35. 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%
 36. 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%
 37. Senegal Click to view tax rates in Senegal. n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent. 10.50% 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. 7.50%
 38. 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%
 39. 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%
 40. 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%
 41. 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%
 42. 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%
 43. 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%
 44. 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%
 45. 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%
 46. 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%
 47. Trinidad and Tobago Click to view tax rates in Trinidad and Tobago. 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. 13.16% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 6.83%
 48. Slovenia Click to view tax rates in Slovenia. n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent. 8.50% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent. 6.92% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 6.81%
 49. 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%
 50. 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%
  City/Country Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate) Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding) Roundtrip Transaction Cost Gross Rental Yield
 51. 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%
 52. 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%
 53. 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%
 54. Sweden Click to view tax rates in Sweden. n.a. Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent. 18.18% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent. 6.54% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 6.00%
 55. 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%
 56. 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%
 57. 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%
 58. Seychelles Click to view tax rates in Seychelles. 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. 42.00% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 5.80%
 59. 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%
 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. New Zealand Click to view tax rates in New Zealand. 1.74% 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. 5.21% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 5.59%
 62. 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%
 63. United Kingdom Click to view tax rates in United Kingdom. 0.00% Click to compare effective income tax rates, in other countries in the same continent. 31.24% Click to compare effective capital gains tax rates, in other coutries in the same continent. 5.03% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 5.36%
 64. 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%
 65. 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%
 66. 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%
 67. 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%
  City/Country Income Tax on Rent (Effective Rate) Capital Gains Tax (10 Yr Holding) Roundtrip Transaction Cost Gross Rental Yield
 68. 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%
 69. 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%
 70. 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%
 71. 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%
 72. 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%
 73. 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%
 74. Reunion Is. Click to view tax rates in Reunion Is.. n.a. 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. 24.05% Click to compare transaction costs in the same continent. 4.77%
 75. 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%
 76. 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%
 77. 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%
 78. Cyprus