Azores or Saudi Arabia: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Saudi Arabia, ahead by 2.1 FiScore points.

Tax Azores Saudi Arabia Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 14% 20% −6.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 36.2% 0% +36.2 points
VAT standard rate 18% 15% +3.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Azores

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

Saudi Arabia

Share of profit for foreign partners 20%
Share for Saudi or Gulf partners zakat, based on equity 2.5%
Oil and gas up to 85% depending on concession n/a
See the Azores page See the Saudi Arabia page