Real estate taxes differ widely across countries, and local regulations often provide options for deductions or exemptions. The rates mentioned are general estimates, and actual tax obligations may vary based on individual circumstances.
For precise and current guidance, it’s advisable to consult a local legal expert who can help navigate the specific tax requirements in your country of interest.
| Country | Income Tax | Roundtrip Transaction Cost | Buying Costs | Selling Costs | Corporate Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 10% | 10.10-11.30% | 5.10-6.30% | 5% | 10% |
| Argentina | 5.00-35.00% | 10.60-11.10% | 6.80-7.30% | 4% | 25.00-35.00% |
| Aruba | 10.00-52.00% | 7.00-15.00% | 5.00-12.00% | 2.00-3.00% | 22% |
| Australia | 32.50-45.00% | 5.20-8.60% | 3.60-5.10% | 2.00-3.00% | 25.00-30.00% |
| Austria | 00.00-55.00% | 8.60-11.60% | 7.10-9.60% | 1.50-2.00% | 24% |
| Bahamas | 0% | 10.00-22.50% | 4.00-12.50% | 6.00-10.00% | 0% |
| Belgium | 25.00-50.00% | 10.20-20.50% | 7.20-17.50% | 3.00-5.00% | 25% |
| Belize | 3% | 14.10-20.10% | 12.10-15.10% | 2.00-5.00% | 25% |
| Brazil | 15% | 7.90-13.00% | 4.40-8.00% | 4.00-6.00% | 15% |
| Bulgaria | 10% | 5.70-11.50% | 4.20-10.50% | 2.50-3.00% | 10% |
| Cambodia | 14% | 7.00-10.00% | 4.00-5.00% | 3.00-5.00% | 0.00-20.00% |
| Canada | 25% | 4.10-12.00% | 1.10-5.00% | 3.00-7.00% | 40.00-48.00% |
| Cayman Islands | 0% | 12.50-19.50% | 8.50-9.50% | 4.00-10.00% | 0% |
| Chile | 35% | 3.10-5.10% | 1.30-1.40% | 2.00-3.00% | 27% |
| China | 20% | 9.10-12.10% | 8.10-11.10% | 1% | 25% |
| Colombia | 0.00-39.00% | 4.15-6.15% | 1.15-2.15% | 3.00-4.00% | 35% |
| Costa Rica | 15% | 6.25-9.75% | 3.75-4.75% | 2.50-4.75% | 38% |
| Croatia | 12% | 6.50-10.50% | 3.50-7.50% | 1.00-3.00% | 18% |
| Cyprus | 0.00-35.00% | 7.00-15.00% | 4.00-10.00% | 3.00-5.00% | 13% |
| Czech Republic | 15.00-23.00% | 3.70-6.20% | 3.70-6.70% | 0% | 21% |
| Denmark | 41.11-52.07% | 3.43-5.93% | 2.43-2.93% | 1.00-3.00% | 22% |
| Dominican Republic | 0.00-25.00% | 6.25-8.00% | 4.25-5.00% | 2.00-3.00% | 27% |
| Egypt | 0.00-27.50% | 9.00-14.00% | 7.00-11.00% | 2.00-3.00% | 23% |
| Estonia | 20% | 2.52-4.20% | 0.52-1.30% | 2.00-3.00% | 20% |
| Finland | 30.00-34.00% | 7.05-9.05% | 4% | 3.00-5.00% | 20% |
| France | 20.00-30.00% | 11.09-19.31% | 9.09-14.31% | 2.00-5.00% | 25% |
| Georgia | 5% | 3.60-6.10% | 0.70-1.20% | 3.00-5.00% | 15% |
| Germany | 0.00-45.00% | 9.00-15.50% | 7.50-12.00% | 1.50-3.00% | 16% |
| Greece | 15.00-44.00% | 9.37-14.77% | 5.89-8.09% | 1.00-2.00% | 22% |
| Hong Kong | 0.00-15.00% | 2.85-10.00% | 1.60-6.25% | 0.50-1.00% | 8.25-16.50% |
| Hungary | 15% | 6.01-14.05% | 3.00-9.00% | 3.00-5.00% | 9% |
| Iceland | 11.00-22.00% | 2.40-5.20% | 0.90-2.70% | 1.50-2.50% | 21-37.60% |
| India | 0.00-30.00% | 7.50-11.50% | 6.50-9.50% | 1.00-2.00% | 26.00-43.00% |
| Indonesia | 10% | 9.50-14.00% | 5.50-6.50% | 3.00-5.00% | 19.00-22.00% |
| Ireland | 20.00-40.00% | 3.10-6.20% | 2.10-3.70% | 1.00-1.50% | 12.50-25.00% |
| Israel | 10% | 2.60-15.10% | 1.60-13.10% | 1.00-2.00% | 23% |
| Italy | 21% | 10.00-18.00% | 7.00-15.00% | 3% | 24% |
| Jamaica | 25-30% | 10.10-11.10% | 4.10-5.10% | 6% | 33% |
| Japan | 20% | 10.40-11.40% | 7.40-8.40% | 3% | 20% |
| Kazakhstan | 10% | 2.20-7.00% | 0.20-2.00% | 2.00-5.00% | 20% |
| Latvia | 20.00-31.00% | 3.80-8.10% | 1.80-3.10% | 2.00-5.00% | 20% |
| Lithuania | 15.00-20.00% | 2.65-5.95% | 1.45-3.45% | 1.00-3.00% | 15% |
| Luxembourg | 0.00-42.00% | 12.50-16.00% | 9.50-13.00% | 3% | 15.00-24.94% |
| Macau | 8% | 14.80-16.80% | 13.80-15.80% | 1% | 3.00-12.00% |
| Malaysia | 30% | 3.60-7.85% | 1.60-5.10% | 2.00-2.75% | 17.00-24.00% |
| Malta | 0.00-35.00% | 15.50-16.50% | 10.50-11.50% | 5% | 15% |
| Mauritius | 0.00-20.00% | 10.60-13.10% | 8.60-11.10% | 2% | 15% |
| Mexico | 0.00-30.00% | 6.50-13.50% | 3.50-7.50% | 3.00-6.00% | 30% |
| Moldova | 12% | 2.60-6.80% | 0.60-2.80% | 2.00-4.00% | 12% |
| Mongolia | 20% | 5.20-5.60% | 0.20-0.60% | 5% | 1.00-25.00% |
| Montenegro | 15% | 7.01-9.01% | 4% | 3.00-5.00% | 9.00-15.00% |
| Morocco | 10.00-15.00% | 5.50-15.00% | 5.50-15.00% | 0% | 12.50-32.00% |
| Netherlands | 36% | 6.00-16.90% | 5.00-14.90% | 1.00-2.00% | 19.00-25.80% |
| New Zealand | 10.50-39.00% | 5.10-5.90% | 1.60-1.90% | 3.50-4.00% | 28% |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 4.20-7.50% | 2.20-5.50% | 2% | 10% |
| Norway | 22% | 4.60-6.60% | 4% | 1.00-3.00% | 22% |
| Pakistan | 0.00-25.00% | 10.60-13.10% | 9.60-11.10% | 1.00-2.00% | 20.00-39.00% |
| Panama | 0.00-25.00% | 7.10-9.10% | 4% | 3.00-5.00% | 25% |
| Peru | 30% | 7.10-9.75% | 4.10-4.75% | 3.00-5.00% | 30% |
| Philippines | 25% | 13.00-16.25% | 2.50-3.75% | 3.00-5.00% | 25% |
| Poland | 8.50-12.50% | 5.25-10.00% | 3.25-7.00% | 2.00-3.00% | 9.00-19.00% |
| Portugal | 28% | 5.45-17.20% | 2.45-11.20% | 3.00-6.00% | 14.70-21.00% |
| Puerto Rico | 29% | 5.00-8.00% | 1.00-2.00% | 4.00-6.00% | 23.50-37.50% |
| Qatar | 0% | 2.00-6.00% | 1% | 1.00-5.00% | 35% |
| Romania | 10% | 5.44-9.20% | 1.44-3.20% | 4.00-6.00% | 16% |
| Russia | 20% | 4.50-7.50% | 3% | 2.00-5.00% | 20% |
| Saudi Arabia | 30% | 8.50-9.50% | 7.00-6.00% | 3% | 20% |
| Serbia | 20% | 7.60-10.00% | 5.60-8.00% | 2% | 15% |
| Singapore | 24% | 13.45-50.45% | 6.45-66.45% | 2% | 17% |
| Slovakia | 19.00-25.00% | 3.01-5.50% | 1.01-1.50% | 2.00-4.00% | 21% |
| Slovenia | 25% | 4.01-6.40% | 3.01-4.40% | 1.00-2.00% | 22% |
| South Africa | 18.00-45.00% | 5.80-21.80% | 0.80-14.30% | 5.00-7.50% | 27% |
| South Korea | 6.00-45.00% | 2.20-14.10% | 1.90-13.60% | 0.30-0.50% | 9.00-24.00% |
| Spain | 19% | 10.50-20.00% | 7.50-14.00% | 3.00-6.00% | 25% |
| Sweden | 30% | 5.60-10.85% | 2.60-5.85% | 3.00-5.00% | 21% |
| Switzerland | 2.00-40.00% | 3.30-8.80% | 1.30-5.80% | 2.00-3.00% | 11.90-21.00% |
| Taiwan | 18% | 10.20-17.10% | 7.20-9.10% | 3.00-8.00% | 20% |
| Thailand | 0.00-35.00% | 6.00-9.00% | 3.00-4.00% | 3.00-5.00% | 20% |
| Tunisia | 0.00-35.50% | 8.60-9.10% | 8.60-9.10% | 0% | 10.00-35.00% |
| Turkey | 15.00-40.00% | 7.60-7.70% | 7.60-7.70% | 0% | 25% |
| Ukraine | 20% | 6.10-9.10% | 3.10-4.10% | 3.00-5.00% | 18% |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 9.00-10.00% | 7% | 2.00-3.00% | 0.00-15.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0.00-45.00% | 2.60-18.60% | 0.60-15.10% | 2.00-3.50% | 19.00-26.50% |
| United States | 30% | 3.65-10.10% | 0.65-4.10% | 3.00-6.00% | 22.00-33.00% |
| Uruguay | 25% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 25% |
| Vietnam | 5.00-10.00% | 3.55-6.10% | 2.55-3.10% | 1.00-3.00% | 20% |
| Source: Global Property Guide |