Croatia or Switzerland: which taxes less?

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

Level pegging: Croatia and Switzerland weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Tax Croatia Switzerland Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 18% 11.66% to 20.54% −2.5 points
Personal income tax top bracket 10% to 36% 0% to 51% −15.0 points
VAT standard rate 25% 7.7% +17.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Croatia

Standard companies 18%
Revenue under 1 M EUR 10%

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%
See the Croatia page See the Switzerland page