Bahamas or United Arab Emirates: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Bahamas, ahead by 0.4 FiScore point.

Tax Bahamas United Arab Emirates Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 0% 9% −9.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 0% Same rate
VAT standard rate 10% 5% +5.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Bahamas

Common law companies 0%
Multinational groups revenue over €750 M, since 2025 15%

United Arab Emirates

Profit up to AED 375,000 0%
Profit above AED 375,000 9%
Multinational groups revenue above €750M, since 2025 15%
See the Bahamas page See the United Arab Emirates page