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Every country Expectat covers — search or jump A–Z. Each shows our score and what it's good for: tax, residency, banking and a second passport.

A

AlbaniaFlat ~15% tax · cheap residency · relaxed cryptoAndorraMax 10% tax · residency via investment · discreet bankingAntigua and BarbudaNo income tax · CBI passport · Caribbean baseArgentinaHigh worldwide tax · capital controls · weak bankingAustraliaHigh worldwide tax · lifestyle, not a tax play

B

Bahamas0% income tax · easy residency · strong bankingBahrain0% income tax · Gulf base · easy bankingBelizeTerritorial tax · cheap QRP residency · English-speakingBrazilHigh worldwide tax · complex system · slow bankingBulgariaFlat 10% tax · EU base · low cost

C

CanadaHigh worldwide tax · strong economy, not a tax playChinaWorldwide tax · capital controls · hostile to cryptoColombiaWorldwide tax after 183 days · cheap living, high ratesCosta RicaTerritorial tax · easy rentista residency · stableCroatiaNomad visa tax-free · EU base · no worldwide grabCyprusNon-dom 0% on dividends · EU base · low taxCzech RepublicFlat 15% tax · EU base · solid banking

D

DominicaNo worldwide tax · cheapest CBI passport · Caribbean

E

EcuadorTerritorial-leaning · USD economy · cheap residencyEgyptWorldwide tax · weak banking · limited optionalityEstonia0% on retained profit · e-Residency · crypto-clear

F

FranceHigh tax · strong economy, not a tax play

G

GeorgiaTerritorial tax · 1% small business · easy residencyGermanyHigh tax · strong economy, not a tax playGreeceFlat-tax non-dom regime · golden visa · EU baseGrenadaNo worldwide tax · CBI + US E-2 treaty · Caribbean

H

Hong KongTerritorial tax · low rates · global banking hubHungaryFlat 15% tax · EU base · crypto-clear

I

IndiaWorldwide tax · 30% crypto tax · capital controlsIndonesiaNomad-visa territorial window · Bali base · improvingIrelandNon-dom remittance basis · EU + English · high ratesIsrael10-yr tax holiday for new olim · strong tech + bankingItaly€200k flat-tax regime · citizenship by descent · EU

J

JapanHigh worldwide tax · great lifestyle, not a tax playJordanModerate tax · limited residency · thin optionality

L

LatviaFlat-ish tax · EU base · solid bankingLithuaniaFlat 20% tax · EU base · crypto-friendly

M

MalaysiaTerritorial tax · MM2H residency · English + bankingMaltaNon-dom remittance tax · EU base · citizenship routeMauritiusFlat 15% tax · easy residency · offshore banking hubMexicoWorldwide if resident · easy temporary residency · nearshoreMontenegroFlat 9-15% tax · cheap residency · crypto-relaxed

N

NetherlandsHigh tax · 30% ruling shrinking · not a tax play

P

PanamaTerritorial tax · easy residency · USD + bankingParaguayTerritorial 10% tax · cheap permanent residency · fastPhilippinesTerritorial for foreigners · SRRV visa · English-speakingPoland19% flat option · EU base · growing economyPortugalPost-NHR IFICI regime · EU base · lifestyle draw

Q

Qatar0% income tax · Gulf base · strong banking

R

RomaniaFlat 10% tax · low micro-company rates · EU base

S

SerbiaFlat ~10-15% tax · cheap residency · crypto-openSingaporeTerritorial tax · no capital gains · top banking hubSouth AfricaWorldwide tax · exchange controls · exit-tax riskSpainHigh worldwide tax · wealth tax · lifestyle, not taxSt Kitts and NevisNo income tax · original CBI passport · CaribbeanSwitzerlandLump-sum tax deal · elite banking · stable + private

T

ThailandRemittance-based tax · LTR visa · low cost of livingTurkeyCBI passport via property · cheap living · lira risk

U

UAE0% income tax · crypto-friendly · fast residencyUnited KingdomNon-dom regime ended · high tax · not a tax playUnited StatesCitizenship-based worldwide tax · deep markets, high taxUruguayTerritorial + tax holiday · easy residency · stable banking

V

Vanuatu0% income tax · fastest CBI passport · Pacific baseVietnamWorldwide tax if resident · hard residency · cheap living