Kuwait or Portugal: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Kuwait, ahead by 5.1 FiScore points.

Tax Kuwait Portugal Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 15% 19% −4.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 12.5% to 48% −48.0 points
VAT standard rate 0% 23% −23.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Kuwait

Foreign-owned companies on foreign profit share 15%
Gulf companies 1% zakat and specific contributions 0%
Multinational groups revenue over €750 M, from 2025 15%

Portugal

General regime 18% in 2027, 17% in 2028 19%
SMEs: first €50,000 of profit 15%
See the Kuwait page See the Portugal page