Azores or Bahrain: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Bahrain, ahead by 4.4 FiScore points.

Tax Azores Bahrain Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 14% 0% +14.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 36.2% 0% +36.2 points
VAT standard rate 18% 5% +13.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Azores

General regional regime 14%
SMEs: first 50,000 euros of profit 11.9%

Bahrain

Common law companies 0%
Multinational groups revenue over €750 M, since 2025 15%
Hydrocarbons 46%
See the Azores page See the Bahrain page