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Capital gains tax calculator for 218 countries
Work out the tax on selling shares, property or crypto with the rates, allowances and holding periods your country's tax authority publishes.
Top tax on listed shares held over a year
- No tax
- Up to 10%
- 10 to 20%
- 20 to 30%
- 30 to 40%
- Over 40%
- Not covered
The method
How to calculate capital gains tax
The first three steps are the same everywhere. The fourth is the one each calculator here runs for its own country.
1 Find your cost base
Start with what you paid for the asset, then add the costs of buying it: brokerage, stamp duty, legal fees. For property, add the cost of capital improvements too. Some countries also index the cost base for inflation.
2 Take the sale proceeds
Use the amount you received, less the costs of selling. A sale to a relative or a swap of one asset for another is usually valued at market price instead.
3 Subtract one from the other
Proceeds minus cost base is your capital gain, or a capital loss if the number is negative. Most countries let a loss offset gains in the same year, and many carry unused losses forward.
4 Apply your country's rules
This is where countries split. Some tax the gain at a flat rate, some add it to your income, some tax only part of it, and some cut the rate the longer you held the asset. Allowances and exemptions, such as the one for your main home, come off before the rate applies.
Compare
Capital gains tax rates by country
The rate shown is the top tax on listed shares held for more than a year, for a resident in the top income band, national surtaxes included. It is the figure the map is coloured by.
Highest capital gains tax rates
| Country | Top rate |
|---|---|
| Cuba | 50% |
| Australia | 47% |
| Denmark | 42% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40% |
| Norway | 37.8% |
| Faroe Islands | 35% |
| Finland | 34% |
| Ireland | 33% |
| Lithuania | 32% |
| France | 31.4% |
Countries with no capital gains tax
These 53 countries charge individuals no tax on capital gains. Many still levy stamp duty or a transfer tax on property sales.
- Anguilla
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Macao
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Montserrat
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Niue
- Oman
- Palau
- Pitcairn Islands
- Qatar
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Suriname
- Tonga
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- United Arab Emirates
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Wallis and Futuna
- Yemen
- Zambia
Sources
Where the figures come from
Taken from the tax authority
Each country's rates, thresholds and allowances come from its revenue authority, its statute or its finance law. Every calculator page names its sources and the date they were checked.
Each country's own rulebook
Holding periods, inclusion rates, per-asset rates and loss rules are coded country by country. Shares, property and crypto are taxed the way that country taxes them.
Runs in your browser
The maths happens on your device. The prices, dates and amounts you enter are never sent to a server.
Questions
Capital gains tax questions
What is capital gains tax?
Capital gains tax is the tax on the profit you make when you sell an asset for more than you paid for it. It applies to shares, funds, property, crypto and other investments. Some countries run a separate capital gains tax; others add the gain to your income and tax it at your normal rate.
How is capital gains tax calculated?
Take the sale proceeds, subtract the cost base (the purchase price plus buying and selling costs), and the result is your gain. Your country's rules then decide how much of that gain is taxed and at what rate: holding-period discounts, annual allowances, losses carried forward and exemptions all come off before the rate applies.
Which countries have no capital gains tax?
53 of the 218 countries here charge individuals no capital gains tax, including Anguilla, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan and British Virgin Islands. Most still charge stamp duty or a transfer tax when property changes hands.
Which country has the highest capital gains tax?
On listed shares held for more than a year by a top earner, Cuba charges the most at 50%, followed by Australia at 47% and Denmark at 42%. These rates include national surtaxes and levies on the gain.
What is the difference between short-term and long-term capital gains?
Many countries tax an asset held for a short time more heavily. In the United States, gains on assets held a year or less are taxed as ordinary income, while longer holdings get the 0%, 15% or 20% rates. Australia halves a gain on assets held more than 12 months, and Slovenia's rate on shares falls from 25% to nothing after 15 years.
Do I pay capital gains tax on crypto?
In most countries, yes: crypto is treated as an asset and a sale or swap is a taxable disposal. The rules differ widely. Germany exempts crypto held for more than a year, Portugal taxes crypto held under 365 days at 28%, and the United Arab Emirates taxes neither crypto nor any other individual gain.
Do I pay capital gains tax when I sell my home?
Usually not on your main home. The UK's private residence relief, Australia's main residence exemption and the US exclusion of up to $250,000 ($500,000 for a married couple) all remove most or all of the gain. Second homes and rental properties are taxed in most countries that tax gains.
Can capital losses reduce my tax?
Yes, in most countries. A loss offsets gains made in the same year, and many countries carry unused losses forward: the UK keeps them indefinitely, Australia carries them forward against future capital gains, and the US lets you deduct up to $3,000 of net loss from other income each year.
Which country taxes my gain if I move abroad?
Usually the country you are resident in when you sell, while property is generally also taxed where it sits. Some countries tax you on the way out: Canada treats most of your assets as sold on the day you emigrate and taxes the gain then.
Is the calculator free, and is my data stored?
Every one of the 218 calculators is free. They run in your browser, so the figures you enter never leave your device.