Bahrain or Switzerland: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Bahrain, ahead by 5.3 FiScore points.

Tax Bahrain Switzerland Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 0% 11.66% to 20.54% −20.5 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 0% to 51% −51.0 points
VAT standard rate 5% 7.7% −2.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Bahrain

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

Switzerland

Lucerne combined federal, cantonal and communal effective rate 11.66%
Zug 11.71%
Geneva 14.7%
Zurich 19.47%
Bern 20.54%
Multinational groups revenue above €750M, since 2024 15%
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