Best countries for high net worth individuals, 2026: 47 ranked

The best countries for high net worth individuals.

A large fortune meets 4 taxes: on income, on gains, on wealth each year, and on what the children inherit. 10 of the 47 countries and territories on the board levy none of them. Here is every one, ranked on those 4 and then on how well it lives.

In short, current to October 2026

10 of the 47 countries and territories on the Patrician.ch board tax a high net worth mover on none of the 4: income, capital gains, annual wealth, and a child's inheritance. 12 tax 1 of them.
Ranked on those 4, then on the engine's default reading of safety, schools, sun, beauty, cost and the route in, the first 3 are Dubai (the UAE), Anguilla and Monaco.
In Europe, Monaco ranks first, taxing none of the 4. In the EU the best placed is Croatia, taxing 1 of the 4 at Hvar.
Where the money was heading in 2025, on Henley's forecast: the UAE a net gain of 9,800 millionaires, then the United States with 7,500 (Henley counts $1M or more in liquid investable wealth).
Income tax is read on $1M a year, capital gains on listed securities, wealth tax at the top rate, and inheritance as it falls on a spouse and children. A US citizen stays inside US income and estate tax wherever they live. Current to October 2026.

Each address on this page was last checked against its official sources between 14 October 2026 and 30 October 2026. The sources for each are named on its page.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated 5 November 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Best countries for high net worth individuals, 2026: 47 ranked, patrician.ch/answers/best-countries-for-high-net-worth-individuals/, October 2026.

By country

Every country on the board, on the 4 taxes.

Each country is shown at its leading address. Ranked by how many of the 4 it levies, then by the engine's default reading.

#	Country, leading address	Income tax on $1M	Capital gains	Wealth tax, top rate	Children inherit
1	The UAE, Dubai	0%	0%	none	0%
2	Anguilla, Anguilla	0%	0%	none	0%
3	Monaco, Monaco	0%	0%	none	0%
4	St Kitts and Nevis, Christophe Harbour	0%	0%	none	0%
5	The Cayman Islands, George Town	0%	0%	none	0%
6	Antigua and Barbuda, St John's	0%	0%	none	0%
7	Turks and Caicos, Providenciales	0%	0%	none	0%
8	The Bahamas, Nassau	0%	0%	none	0%
9	Panama, Panama City	0%	0% on foreign gains, 10% on Panama source gains	none	0%
10	The British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda	0%	0%	none	0%
11	Andorra, Andorra la Vella	10%	0%	none	0%
12	Gibraltar, Gibraltar	6%	0%	none	0%
13	Barbados, Platinum Coast	27%	0%	none	0%
14	Singapore, Singapore	21%	0%	none	0%
15	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong	15%	0%	none	0%
16	Croatia, Hvar	29%	0%	none	0%
17	The Czech Republic, Prague	22%	0%	none	0%
18	Jersey, Jersey	20%	0%	none	0%
19	Cyprus, Limassol	34%	0%	none	0%
20	New Zealand, Queenstown	38%	0%	none	0%
21	French Polynesia, Bora Bora	25%	0%	none	0%
22	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	43%	0% after 6 months under a 10% stake	none	0%
23	Uruguay, Punta del Este	0%	0% for 11 years by qualifying election, then 12%	0.1%	3%
24	Bermuda, Tucker's Town	11%	0%	none	up to 21%
25	Montenegro, Tivat	17%	17%	none	0%
26	Malta, Valletta	34%	0%	none	5%
27	Portugal, Lisbon	48%	28%	none	0%
28	Indonesia, Bali	33%	35%	none	0%
29	Australia, Sydney	45%	24%	none	0%
30	Greece, Athens	43%	0%	none	1% to 10%
31	Austria, Vienna	48%	28%	none	0%
32	Israel, Tel Aviv	45%	30%	none	0%
33	Switzerland, Zug	21%	0%	0.22%	0%
34	Mexico, Los Cabos	34%	10%	none	0%
35	Liechtenstein, Vaduz	18%	0%	0.8%	0%
36	Dominican Republic, Casa de Campo	25%	25%	none	3%
37	Thailand, Phuket	33%	35%	none	5%
38	Spain, Palma	47%	28%	3.5%	0%
39	The United States, Aspen	36%	28%	none	40%
40	Argentina, Buenos Aires	34%	15%	0.75%	0%
41	Germany, Munich	45%	26%	none	up to 30%
42	Japan, Tokyo	52%	20%	none	up to 55%
43	St Barths, Gustavia	44%	35%	none	0% local
44	The United Kingdom, London	43%	24%	none	40%
45	Puerto Rico, San Juan	31%	15%	none	0% local
46	France, Provence	44%	35%	1.5%	up to 45%
47	Italy, Rome	46%	26%	0.2%	4%

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Questions

The short answers.

What is the best country for high net worth individuals in 2026?

Dubai in the UAE ranks first on the Patrician.ch board among the 10 countries and territories that tax neither income, gains, wealth nor a child's inheritance.

Anguilla and Monaco follow. Income, passports, family and home base reorder the list, which is what the engine is for.

Where are high net worth individuals moving?

The UAE had the largest forecast net inflow of millionaires for 2025, 9,800, followed by the United States at 7,500 (Henley).

The full table is on where millionaires are moving.

What is the best country in Europe for a high net worth individual?

Monaco, which taxes none of the 4.

Inside the EU, special regimes for arrivals do most of the work. Italy's flat tax and Switzerland's lump sum are compared here.

Which taxes matter most for a high net worth individual?

At a large balance sheet, wealth tax and inheritance usually cost more than income tax.

A 1% wealth tax on $20M is $200K a year before any income is earned. That is why the ranking counts all 4.

What counts as a high net worth individual?

Usually $1M or more in liquid investable wealth, the definition Henley uses for its millionaire migration figures.

Ultra high net worth usually means $30M or more.

Which countries have no income tax, capital gains tax, wealth tax or inheritance tax?

10 of the 47 countries and territories on the Patrician.ch board levy none of the 4: the UAE, Anguilla, Monaco, St Kitts and Nevis, the Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, Panama and the British Virgin Islands.

Each is read at its leading address, on $1M of income, listed securities, the top wealth tax rate and what a spouse and children inherit. Where a country is modeled on its regime for arrivals, the address page names the regime. A US citizen stays inside US income and estate tax wherever they live.

What is the best country for millionaires to live in?

On the 4 taxes a fortune meets, Dubai in the UAE ranks first of the 47 countries and territories on the Patrician.ch board, followed by Anguilla and Monaco.

The cities with the most resident millionaires are a different list: where rich people live.

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