In every corner of our globe, companies grapple with the complexities of corporate tax - a key economic lever that impacts both businesses and national economies. Established by jurisdictions worldwide, corporate tax refers to a tax imposed on the profits of corporations and businesses. With no global standard to govern these rates, they are determined by the local, federal, or national governments of each country, leading to stark variations in corporate tax rates globally. In 2021, 20 nations modified their statutory corporate income taxes, yielding a fascinating insight into global trends and regional nuances in business taxation. Key Findings:
When it comes to maximum corporate tax rates globally, the African nation of Comoros takes the lead, imposing a staggering rate of 50% on its corporations' profits. Hot on the heels of Comoros, we find Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States with a corporate tax rate of 37%. The South American nation of Suriname comes in third, with a notable corporate tax rate of 36%. Further along the spectrum, the following seven nations reflect similar tax burdens, all imposing a corporate tax rate of 35%: Sudan, Argentina, Zambia, Chad, Guinea, Cuba, and Equatorial Guinea.
Here are the ten countries with the highest corporate taxes:
Barbados leads the pack with the lowest corporate tax rate of 5%. The country aims to attract businesses with its favorable taxation policy and serve as a regional hub for finance and corporate services. Following Barbados, is the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan, with a corporate tax rate slightly higher at 7%. Close behind, with an 8% corporate tax rate, Turkmenistan. Both Montenegro and Hungary have a corporate tax rate of 9% and focus on boosting domestic businesses and attracting foreign investment with their tax-friendly regimes. Further, Andorra, Timor Leste, North Macedonia, and Qatar have set their corporate tax rates at 10%. Finally, Bosnia and Herzegovina also maintains a corporate tax rate of 10%.
Countries with the Lowest Corporate Tax:
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
26%
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
34%
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#194
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
18%
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
32%
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
5%
#199
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
18%
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#190
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
22%
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
34%
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
18%
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#189
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
28%
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
33%
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
26%
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
31%
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
50%
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
18%
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
22%
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
12%
#184
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
22%
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
27%
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
22%
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
28%
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
27%
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
29%
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
12%
#186
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
24%
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
26%
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
28%
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
21%
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
16%
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
9%
#195
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
22%
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
12%
#182
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
23%
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
27%
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
29%
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#188
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
17%
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
12%
#185
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
24%
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
24%
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#181
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#180
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
12%
#183
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
26%
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
9%
#196
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
31%
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
32%
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
32%
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
28%
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#192
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
21%
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
22%
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
29%
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#187
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
29%
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
19%
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
31%
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
37%
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#191
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
28%
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
16%
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
33%
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
27%
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
17%
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
33%
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
17%
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
21%
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
19%
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
28%
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
27%
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
24%
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
36%
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
19%
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
28%
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
23%
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
10%
#193
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
27%
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
15%
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
8%
#197
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
30%
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
18%
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
19%
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
25%
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
7%
#198
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
34%
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
20%
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
35%
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Corporate Tax Rate
24%
#120