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This is the list of countries by inheritance tax rates. Inheritance tax or estate tax is the tax levied upon the wealth of a person at the time of his/her death before it is passed on to their heirs. [1] [2]
Country | Top Rate |
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Belgium | 80% [3] |
Japan | 55% [4] |
Georgia | 0% [5] |
South Korea | 50% [6] |
Germany | 50% [7] |
France | 5–60% [8] |
United Kingdom | 40% |
United States | 40% [9] |
Netherlands | 40% [10] |
Ecuador | 35% [11] |
Spain | 34% |
Ireland | 33% |
Chile | 25% |
South Africa | 25% [12] |
Greece | 20% |
Taiwan | 20% [13] |
Finland | 19% |
Ukraine | 18% |
Denmark | 15% |
Iceland | 10% |
Turkey | 1–30% [14] |
Vietnam | 10% [15] |
Brazil | 8% [16] |
Poland | 7% |
Switzerland (Federal) | 0% [17] |
Philippines | 6% [18] |
Croatia | 5% |
Italy | 4% |
Australia | 0% |
Austria | 0% |
Canada | 0% |
China | 0% [19] |
Estonia | 0% |
Hong Kong | 0% |
Hungary | 18% [20] |
India | 0% |
Israel | 0% |
Luxembourg | 0% |
Malta | 0% |
Mexico | 0% |
New Zealand | 0% |
Norway | 0% [17] |
Pakistan | 0% |
Portugal | 0% |
Russia | 0% [21] |
Serbia | 0% |
Singapore | 0% [22] |
Slovak Republic | 0% |
Slovenia | 0% |
Sweden | 0% |