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Croatia vs Finland: tax rates compared

Between the two, Finland's income tax rate (51.8%) tops Croatia's (33%) by 18.8pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income33%51.8%Corporate18%20%VAT25%25.5%Capital Gains0%34%Crypto12%34%Wealth Tax0%
six shared taxes, side by side
Tax HR FIDifference
Income Tax33%51.8%FI +18.8 pp
Corporate Tax18%20%FI +2 pp
VAT25%25.5%FI +0.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%34%FI +34 pplargest gap
Crypto Tax12%34%FI +22 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Croatia33%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-30
Finland51.8%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−18.8 ppFinland higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Croatia18%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Finland20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's corporate tax rate (20%) tops Croatia's (18%) by 2pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Croatia25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30
Finland25.5%Source: Finnish Tax Administration (Vero) — Rates of VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−0.5 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's VAT rate (25.5%) tops Croatia's (25%) by 0.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and Finland's 2026-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Croatia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-30
Finland34%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Finland, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-06-24
Difference−34 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's capital gains tax rate (34%) tops Croatia's (0%) by 34pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Croatia sits below it, Finland sits above it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and Finland's 2026-06-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Croatia12%Source: Croatian Tax Administration (Porezna uprava) — Opinion: Tax treatment of capital gains from trading cryptocurrencies (Class: 410-01/17-08/29) · as of 2018-03-19
Finland34%Source: Vero (Finnish Tax Administration) — Virtual currencies · as of 2026-01-29
Difference−22 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's crypto tax rate (34%) tops Croatia's (12%) by 22pp. The 88-country average is 13%: Croatia sits below it, Finland sits above it. Croatia's figure is dated 2018-03-19 and Finland's 2026-01-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Croatia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30
Finland0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Finland (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Croatia and Finland both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and Finland's 2026-06-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.