Bahrain: sourced answers
2 answers to specific questions — each with a verbatim quote from an official source and a link to it.
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Taxes in a country
What is the top personal income tax rate (scale steps are in the answer wording)
Bahrain: no personal income tax
«Currently, there is no general taxation on the personal income of individuals or corporations and no withholding taxes, and no estate or gift taxes in Bahrain. However, the Foreign Tax Relation Directorate (FTRD) page»
Source: oecd.org · source copy as of 2026-10-03
What is the standard VAT (GST) rate
VAT is 10%
«Supplies at the standard rate of 10%...................................................... 39 6.3. Supplies at the rate of 0% ...................................................................... 39 6.3.1.»
Source: nbrproduserdata-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · source copy as of 2026-10-03
«A supply of goods or services taking place in Bahrain for VAT purposes can be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 10% or at the rate of 0% unless it falls within the scope of a VAT exemption. This section provides an overview of the VAT treatment applicable to supplies of goods and services as well as imports of goods into Bahrain. A summary of t»
Source: nbrproduserdata-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · source copy as of 2026-10-03
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