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Croatia vs United Arab Emirates: tax rates compared
Between the two, Croatia's income tax rate (33%) tops United Arab Emirates's (0%) by 33pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Croatia sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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
| Tax | HR | AE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 33% | 0% | HR +33 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 18% | 9% | HR +9 pp |
| VAT | 25% | 5% | HR +20 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Crypto Tax | 12% | 0% | HR +12 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 33% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | +33 pp | Croatia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 18% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +9 pp | Croatia higher |
Between the two, Croatia's corporate tax rate (18%) tops United Arab Emirates's (9%) by 9pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Croatia higher |
Between the two, Croatia's VAT rate (25%) tops United Arab Emirates's (5%) by 20pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Croatia sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Croatia and United Arab Emirates both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 12% | 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 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | +12 pp | Croatia higher |
Between the two, Croatia's crypto tax rate (12%) tops United Arab Emirates's (0%) by 12pp. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2018-03-19 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Croatia and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.