Bahrain or Cyprus: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Bahrain, ahead by 4.5 FiScore points.

Tax Bahrain Cyprus Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 0% 15% −15.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 0% to 35% −35.0 points
VAT standard rate 5% 19% −14.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Bahrain

Common law companies 0%
Multinational groups revenue over €750 M, since 2025 15%
Hydrocarbons 46%

Cyprus

General regime since 1 January 2026 15%
Eligible intellectual property income IP Box regime 2.5%
See the Bahrain page See the Cyprus page