Country tax profile · 2026
Bahamas income tax
How Bahamas treats income
Bahamas levies no personal income tax on residents. No direct taxes: a resident's worldwide income is not taxed in the Bahamas.
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for Bahamas and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
How Bahamas's income tax compares
Bahamas's top income tax of 0% is the 180th highest of the 197 countries we track, against a global average of 27.9% and a North America average of 23.5%.
Countries with a similar income tax
Vatican City (0%) · United Arab Emirates (0%) · Qatar (0%) · Bahrain (0%) · Oman (0%) · Saudi Arabia (0%)
Who is a tax resident of Bahamas?
No personal income tax, so no income-based tax residency concept. Fiscal/permanent residency for immigration and treaty purposes is obtained through economic permanent residence (property investment of at least 750,000 BSD, expedited above 1.5M BSD).
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What is the income tax rate in Bahamas?
Bahamas levies no personal income tax on residents. No direct taxes: a resident's worldwide income is not taxed in the Bahamas.