Bahrain or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Bahrain, ahead by 4.6 FiScore points.

Tax Bahrain United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 0% 21% −21.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 10% to 37% −37.0 points
VAT standard rate 5% 11.73% −6.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Bahrain

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

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Bahrain page See the United States page