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Taxes in Bahrain

Q: How much tax do you pay in Bahrain?

Personal income: 0%. Company tax: 0%. No personal or corporate income tax, except oil and large multinational groups (15% minimum tax). Smaller and cheaper than Dubai.

Manama

0% incomeGulf

Personal income0%

Company tax0%

Minimum days183

Cost of residencyMedium

How to get residency

Residence permit through a company, job, property investment or Golden Visa.

Days you must stay

Live there genuinely; for the tax certificate, 183 days.

Small print

No personal or corporate income tax, except oil and large multinational groups (15% minimum tax). Smaller and cheaper than Dubai.

Personal income tax10/10

Company tax9/10

Cost of residency5/10

Ease7/10

Life and connections6/10

If you move here

To stop paying tax at home you must live in Bahrain most of the year, have your centre of life there and, if you own a company, run it from there. A tax residency certificate from Bahrain is your best proof.

Also check whether an exit tax applies to you and read the tax treaty, if there is one.

Am I still tax resident at home? · Calculate the exit tax · Compare Bahrain with other countries

Sources · reviewed on 2026-11-01

Official source under review. Data for this country is based on the rules known on the review date.

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