🇧🇸 Moving to 巴哈马: tax, residency and cost of living

Key facts

Top income tax

0%

Corporate tax

0%

Capital gains

0%

Wealth tax

No

Inheritance tax

No

Cost of living index

83

Safety

4/10

Internet quality

5/10

Visa-free destinations

156

Foreigners can own property

Yes

Residency in

0 months

Citizenship in

0 years

Taxes

巴哈马不对个人征收所得税、资本利得税、遗产税或财产税。唯一重要的税种是增值税(VAT)10%和关税。这使该国成为全球对外籍人士最有利的税收管辖区之一。

Residency and visas

巴哈马提供多种居留签证,包括年度居留许可证、加速居留计划(HARP)和投资者经济永久居留权。无官方数字游民计划。永久居留权通常需要最少USD 500,000的房地产投资,或USD 1,500,000用于加速处理。

Property ownership

外国人可在巴哈马购买房地产,但必须向投资委员会申请许可证(国际人士土地持有法)。处理时间可能很长。外国人对商业地产无限制,但可能需要额外许可证。

Cost of living and quality of life

生活成本高,与主要西方城市相当,部分原因是进口依赖。医疗保健有限,严重病例通常转诊至佛罗里达州。拿骚犯罪指数相对较高。互联网尚可但非特别优秀。英语是官方语言。

Passport and mobility

巴哈马护照可免签或落地签进入约156个国家和地区,包括申根区和英国。但对美国免签旅行无效。

Residency and visas

• Annual Residence Permit · Residency in 10 years
• Economic Permanent Residency (Standard) · €462,000
• Economic Permanent Residency (Accelerated – HARP) · €1,385,000

Why people move to 巴哈马

• 零所得税

  巴哈马不对个人征收任何所得税、资本利得税、遗产税或财产税,使100%的外国和本地收入净额保留给居民。

• 英语国家英联邦,申根区免签旅行

  以英语为官方语言、普通法法律制度和申根区及英国免签旅行,巴哈马居留为欧洲外籍人士提供法律熟悉度和国际流动性。

• 投资者居留权,门槛易达

  经济永久居留权可用于USD 500,000起的房地产投资,USD 1,500,000时可加速处理。无外国收入或资本利得税,对高净值个人特别有吸引力。

Sources

• Department of Inland Revenue – Overview of Taxation in The Bahamas
• Value Added Tax – VAT Division, Government of the Bahamas
• Department of Inland Revenue – Corporate Tax Overview
• OECD Tax Treaties – Bahamas results
• Henley Passport Index 2025 – Bahamas
• Cost of Living in Bahamas – Numbeo 2025
• Crime Index for Bahamas – Numbeo 2025
• Life expectancy at birth, total (years) – Bahamas | World Bank Data
• Residency – Department of Immigration, Commonwealth of The Bahamas
• Investments Board – International Persons Landholding Act, Ch. 140
• WHO – Bahamas Country Profile