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🇹🇭 Moving to 泰国: tax, residency and cost of living
外籍人士的地域税收制度
Thinking of moving to 泰国? Here is the tax, residency, property and quality-of-life picture in plain numbers, with sources.
Key facts
- Top income tax
- 35%
- Corporate tax
- 20%
- Capital gains
- 0%
- Wealth tax
- No
- Inheritance tax
- No
- Cost of living index
- 45.3
- Safety
- 6/10
- Internet quality
- 6/10
- Visa-free destinations
- 82
- Foreigners can own property
- Yes
- Residency in
- 0 months
- Citizenship in
- 0 years
Taxes
泰国按0%至35%的累进税率征收所得税。未汇入泰国的外国收入免税；自2024年1月1日起，新规则规定外国收入在汇入年份应税，不论收入来源地。LTR签证为符合条件的外国收入提供税收优惠。
Residency and visas
泰国提供多种居留选项：泰国精英签证、长期居民(LTR)签证和养老签证(非移民O-A类)。永久居留难以获得，通常需要连续居住3年。入籍需要合法居住10年。
Property ownership
外国人不得在泰国拥有土地；公寓(共管公寓)可购买，但建筑物中的外国股份不得超过49%。通过泰国公司进行商业房地产交易可行但法律程序复杂。
Cost of living and quality of life
泰国生活成本相对较低，气候温暖热带，曼谷和清迈拥有一流的医疗基础设施。犯罪指数中等，互联网速度相当快。英语在旅游和商业区域广泛使用。
Passport and mobility
泰国护照在2024年亨利护照指数中排名约第65位，可免签进入约82个国家。这远低于西欧护照的便利性。
Residency and visas
- Non-Immigrant O-A (Retirement Visa) · €23,000/j · Residency in 3 years
- Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa · €75,000/j · €500,000
- Thailand Privilege Visa (formerly Elite) · €14,000
- Non-Immigrant B (Employment) · Residency in 3 years
Why people move to 泰国
外国收入税收负担低
未汇入泰国的外国收入免征泰国税。LTR签证为符合条件的外籍人士提供17%的优惠税率。
生活成本低
租赁、食品和医疗保健成本远低于西欧。曼谷以欧洲成本的一小部分提供世界级设施。
泰国特权和LTR签证选项
泰国特权计划提供长达20年的多次入境。LTR签证针对高净值人士、退休人员和高学历员工，具有简化的申请程序。
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- Personal Income Tax - Revenue Department Thailand
- Corporate Income Tax - Revenue Department Thailand
- Value Added Tax - Revenue Department Thailand
- Double Tax Agreements - Revenue Department Thailand
- Henley Passport Index 2024
- Cost of Living in Thailand - Numbeo 2025
- Crime Index for Thailand - Numbeo 2025
- Long-Term Resident Visa - Board of Investment Thailand
- Thailand Privilege Visa - Official Program
- Condominium Act B.E. 2522 - Office of the Council of State
- Life expectancy at birth - Thailand - World Bank 2022
- Tax Treaties of Thailand - OECD
- Guidance on taxation of digital assets - Revenue Department Thailand 2022
- Personal Income Tax - Revenue Department Thailand (capital gains treated as income; shares on SET exempt)