Bora Bora, French Polynesia
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Income tax in French Polynesia, on your number.

Enter your income. Bora Bora recalculates: the tax, the effective rate, what is left, and the rank among 100 places.

In short, current to September 2026

  • On $1M a year, Bora Bora keeps $754,992 after 25% income tax.
  • Bora Bora ranks 24 of the 100 places on the board on what is left of $1M.
  • French Polynesia does not tax a resident's capital gains on listed securities. French Polynesia carries no annual wealth tax.

Official source: French Polynesia Government. Checked against it on . The record.

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 September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, French Polynesia income tax calculator 2026: high incomes, patrician.ch/calculator/french-polynesia/, September 2026.

On $1,000,000 a year, Bora Bora leaves you $754,992 after 25% income tax. That ranks 24 of 100 places.

Rank of 100AddressIncome taxEffectiveYou keep
24Bora Bora$245,00825%$754,992

Income tax only, single filer, indicative 2026 headline rates, built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000 and converted at the board's reference rates. Places level on what is left share a rank. Where an address is modeled on its regime for new arrivals, its page names the regime. Published comparison research, not tax, legal or immigration advice.

By income

Bora Bora, from $300K to $10M.

IncomeIncome taxEffectiveYou keepYou keep, XPFRank of 100
$300,000$49,00816%$250,992XPF 26,145,00020
$1,000,000$245,00825%$754,992XPF 78,645,00024
$3,000,000$805,00827%$2,194,992XPF 228,645,00025
$10,000,000$2,765,00828%$7,234,992XPF 753,645,00026

Beyond income tax.

French Polynesia does not tax a resident's capital gains on listed securities. French Polynesia carries no annual wealth tax. No inheritance tax. French Polynesia has levied no succession duty since deliberation 94-141 of 1994. French inheritance tax still reaches an heir resident in mainland France and assets located there.

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Questions

The short answers.

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in French Polynesia?

25% effective on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, $245,008 of tax, so $754,992 is kept.

Single filer, income tax only, before social contributions. Bora Bora ranks 24 of the 100 places on the board on what is left.

What is the income tax rate in French Polynesia at $300K, $3M and $10M?

Effective income tax is 16% on $300,000, 27% on $3,000,000 and 28% on $10,000,000.

Those are effective rates, the tax divided by the income, on the same single-filer model.

How is a US citizen taxed on income in French Polynesia?

The US taxes its citizens wherever they live. With US citizen ticked, the calculator charges the higher of the tax in French Polynesia and the US federal tax on the same income.

On $1M at Bora Bora that comes to $325,957, 33% effective. State tax, credits and treaty relief are not modeled.

What does the calculator leave out?

Social contributions, most deductions, wealth tax, capital gains and treaties. It is built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000.

Amounts convert at the board's fixed reference rates, XPF 1 to $0.0096.

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