Digital-Nomad Taxes by Country
How each nomad-visa country taxes your remote income once you live there: the regime, the headline rate, and whether the visa itself cuts your tax, each row sourced and dated.
29 nomad-visa countries and how each taxes your remote income once you become a resident. Sort by tax system, or filter to the visas that cut your tax. Every row is sourced and dated.
| Country | Remote income tax | Regime / route | Visa cuts tax? | System | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | No personal income tax | No | No income tax | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Costa Rica | 0% | Territorial system + Law 10008 exemption | Yes | Territorial | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Georgia | 1% (IE status) or 0% | Individual Entrepreneur 1% + territorial | No | Territorial | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Malaysia | 0% on foreign income | Territorial + FSI exemption to 2036 | No | Territorial | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Namibia | 0% | Source-based (territorial) system | No | Territorial | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Panama | 0% | Territorial (Short-Stay Remote Worker Visa) | No | Territorial | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Taiwan | 0% PIT / 20% AMT above caps | Territorial (foreign income excluded from PIT) | No | Territorial | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Barbados | 0% on the visa | Welcome Stamp (deemed non-resident) | Yes | Remittance | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Japan | 0% offshore (first ~5 yrs) or up to 45% | Non-permanent resident (remittance basis) | No | Remittance | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Mauritius | 0% if kept offshore | Remittance basis (Premium Visa) | No | Remittance | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| South Korea | 0% if not remitted (<=5 yrs) or up to 45% | <=5-yr foreigner remittance rule | No | Remittance | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Croatia | 0% on the visa | DNV foreign-income exemption (PITA art. 9(1)(26)) | Yes | Special regime | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Ecuador | 0% (5-yr regime) or up to 37% | 5-yr Temporary Tax Residency | No | Special regime | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Greece | Up to 44% (or ~half under Art. 5C) | Art. 5C 50% exemption (needs Greek employer) | No | Special regime | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Italy | 15% flat (forfettario) or up to 43% | Impatriati (50% exempt) / forfettario | No | Special regime | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Montenegro | 0% on the visa | DNV foreign-income PIT exemption (2022) | Yes | Special regime | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Czechia | 15% flat (23% high band) | Pausalni dan / 60% lump-sum expenses | No | Flat, worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Estonia | 22% flat | None (flat 22% PIT) | No | Flat, worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Hungary | 15% flat | None (flat 15% PIT) | No | Flat, worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Malta | 10% flat (0% first year) | Nomad Residence Permit (10% flat) | Yes | Flat, worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Spain | 24% flat (Beckham, employees) or up to 47% | Beckham regime (foreign-employer employees) | Partial | Flat, worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Brazil | Up to 27.5% | None (standard resident tax) | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Colombia | Up to 39% | None (standard resident tax) | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Cyprus | 0% to EUR22k, then up to 35% | Non-dom (passive income only) | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Indonesia | Up to 35% (0% only under expert regime) | 4-yr foreign-expert territorial regime | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Latvia | Up to 33% | None (DNV 15% is local-source only) | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Mexico | Up to 35% | None (standard resident tax) | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Portugal | Up to 48% + surcharge | IFICI (narrow); D8 grants no break | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
| South Africa | Up to 45% | None (a resident tax trap) | No | Worldwide | Source | Aug 7, 2026 |
Every figure is a sourced estimate, not a personalised rate. Your actual tax depends on your residency, your employer or clients, your days in the country, and any tax treaty, and regimes change often (Portugal replaced NHR with IFICI, Cyprus reset its bands for 2026, Malaysia set a 2036 sunset on its foreign-income exemption). The "System" column groups countries by how they treat foreign income; it is not a ranking of what you personally would pay. Confirm your position with a qualified cross-border tax adviser before you rely on any of this. Educational, not tax advice.
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What this table is
Getting a digital-nomad visa is only half the question. The other half is what happens to your income once you actually live there: whether the country taxes the money you earn from abroad, at what rate, and whether the visa itself changes anything. This is a plain, ranked reference of exactly that, for every country with a nomad or remote-work visa: how a resident’s remote income is taxed, the named regime or route that applies, whether the visa grants a tax break, the underlying tax system, a link to the source, and the date we last checked it.
How we verify each figure
Every row is held in a fact store with its own source and checked date, researched against the national tax authority or PwC’s Worldwide Tax Summaries and independently re-verified rather than copied from other listicles. Where a break comes from a specific law we name it (Croatia’s Personal Income Tax Act exemption, Malta’s Nomad Residence Permit rules, Spain’s Beckham regime), and where the visa grants no break we say so plainly. The page’s "Last verified" date is deliberately the oldest row on the table, so it can never claim more freshness than the weakest row.
Read it as an estimate, not a ruling
Treat every value as a sourced estimate of how the system works, not the tax you personally would pay. The real number turns on your residency status, whether you are an employee or a freelancer, your exact days in the country, social contributions, and any tax treaty with your home country, and regimes change with little notice. Use the table to build a realistic shortlist, then confirm your own position with a qualified cross-border tax adviser before you commit. This is educational, not tax advice.
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Which nomad-visa country has the lowest tax on remote income? +
Several tax genuinely foreign-earned remote income at 0%: the UAE (no income tax at all), and territorial or remittance systems like Costa Rica, Panama, Namibia, Malaysia and Mauritius, where foreign-source income is untaxed or taxed only if remitted. A few visas grant the break directly (Croatia and Montenegro exempt foreign income for visa holders; Barbados deems you non-resident). Sort the table by "Lightest tax system first" to see the current grouping.
Does the nomad visa itself lower my tax? +
Usually not. Most digital-nomad visas are immigration permits with no tax effect: stay past 183 days and you become an ordinary tax resident. The exceptions that do carry a tax break are marked "Yes" in the "Visa cuts tax?" column (Croatia, Costa Rica, Montenegro, Barbados, and Malta’s 10% flat regime). Spain is "Partial" because a foreign-employer employee can elect the Beckham regime, but freelancers cannot.
What do "territorial", "remittance" and "worldwide" mean here? +
They describe how a country taxes foreign income once you are resident. Territorial (Costa Rica, Panama, Georgia, Malaysia) taxes only local-source income, so foreign remote pay is generally untaxed. Remittance (Mauritius, Malta non-dom, Japan, Korea for the first years) taxes foreign income only when you bring it into the country. Worldwide (Portugal, Spain, Greece, most of the EU) taxes your global income at progressive rates. The "System" column shows each country’s basis.
Is this the tax I will actually pay? +
No. It is a sourced estimate of how the system works, not a personalised calculation. Your real bill depends on your residency status, whether you are an employee or freelancer, your exact days in the country, social contributions, and any tax treaty with your home country. Treat the table as a shortlist of where to look harder, then get advice for your situation.
How current is this table? +
Every row carries its own "Verified" date, and the page’s "Last verified" reflects the oldest row, so it never overstates freshness. Tax regimes move fast: Portugal replaced NHR with IFICI, Cyprus reset its bands for 2026, and Malaysia set a 2036 sunset on its foreign-income exemption, all reflected here. We re-check against the authoritative source on a rolling cadence.
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