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Bahrain vs Macau: tax rates compared

Macau's income tax rate is 12pp higher than Bahrain's (12% vs 0%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income0%12%Corporate0%12%VAT0%10%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BH MODifference
Income Tax0%12%MO +12 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax0%12%MO +12 pp
VAT10%0%BH +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11
Macau12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−12 ppMacau higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Macau12%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−12 ppMacau higher

Macau's corporate tax rate is 12pp higher than Bahrain's (12% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11
Macau0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference+10 ppBahrain higher

Bahrain's VAT rate is 10pp higher than Macau's (10% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Macau0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bahrain's capital gains tax rate is identical to Macau's — both sit at 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
Macau0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bahrain's wealth tax rate is identical to Macau's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.