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Exit tax · Singapore

Leaving Singapore.

No exit tax and no capital gains tax in Singapore.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 6 min read
Rate on unrealized gains None at departure no deemed disposal on departure
Deferral Not applicable.
Addresses with no capital gains tax 39 of the 100 on the board
Trigger Loss of tax residence the departure date is tested under local rules

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Singapore charges nothing on departure. A sale after the move is taxed under the rules of the new residence. 39 of the addresses on the board levy no personal capital gains tax on a resident disposal.

Official source: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Checked against it on .

Addresses with no capital gains tax.

Abu Dhabi, UAE🇦🇪 Abu DhabiUAE · effective tax 0% on $1MAndorra la Vella🇦🇩 Andorra la VellaAndorra · effective tax 10% on $1MAnguilla🇦🇮 AnguillaAnguilla · effective tax 0% on $1MAthens, Greece🇬🇷 AthensGreece · effective tax 43% on $1MBora Bora, French Polynesia🇵🇫 Bora BoraFrench Polynesia · effective tax 25% on $1MChristophe Harbour, St Kitts and Nevis🇰🇳 Christophe HarbourSt Kitts and Nevis · effective tax 0% on $1MDubai, UAE🇦🇪 DubaiUAE · effective tax 0% on $1MGeneva, Switzerland🇨🇭 GenevaSwitzerland · effective tax 40% on $1MGeorge Town, Cayman Islands🇰🇾 George TownCayman Islands · effective tax 0% on $1MGibraltar🇬🇮 GibraltarGibraltar · effective tax 6% on $1MGstaad, Switzerland🇨🇭 GstaadSwitzerland · effective tax 36% on $1MHong Kong🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong SAR · effective tax 15% on $1MHvar, Croatia🇭🇷 HvarCroatia · effective tax 29% on $1MJersey🇯🇪 JerseyJersey · effective tax 20% on $1MLimassol, Cyprus🇨🇾 LimassolCyprus · effective tax 34% on $1MLucerne, Switzerland🇨🇭 LucerneSwitzerland · effective tax 28% on $1MLugano, Switzerland🇨🇭 LuganoSwitzerland · effective tax 35% on $1MLuxembourg🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourg · effective tax 44% on $1MMonaco🇲🇨 MonacoMonaco · effective tax 0% on $1MMontreux, Switzerland🇨🇭 MontreuxSwitzerland · effective tax 41% on $1MMykonos, Greece🇬🇷 MykonosGreece · effective tax 43% on $1MNassau, Bahamas🇧🇸 NassauBahamas · effective tax 0% on $1MPanama City🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama · effective tax 0% on $1MPlatinum Coast, Barbados🇧🇧 Platinum CoastBarbados · effective tax 27% on $1MPrague, Czech Republic🇨🇿 PragueCzech Republic · effective tax 22% on $1MProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos🇹🇨 ProvidencialesTurks and Caicos · effective tax 0% on $1MPunta del Este, Uruguay🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay · effective tax 0% on $1MQueenstown, New Zealand🇳🇿 QueenstownNew Zealand · effective tax 38% on $1MSingapore🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore · effective tax 21% on $1MSt John's, Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇬 St John'sAntigua and Barbuda · effective tax 0% on $1MSt. Moritz, Switzerland🇨🇭 St. MoritzSwitzerland · effective tax 28% on $1MTucker's Town, Bermuda🇧🇲 Tucker's TownBermuda · effective tax 11% on $1MVaduz, Liechtenstein🇱🇮 VaduzLiechtenstein · effective tax 18% on $1MValletta, Malta🇲🇹 VallettaMalta · effective tax 34% on $1MVerbier, Switzerland🇨🇭 VerbierSwitzerland · effective tax 36% on $1MVirgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands🇻🇬 Virgin GordaBritish Virgin Islands · effective tax 0% on $1MZermatt, Switzerland🇨🇭 ZermattSwitzerland · effective tax 36% on $1MZug, Switzerland🇨🇭 ZugSwitzerland · effective tax 21% on $1MZurich, Switzerland🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland · effective tax 36% on $1M
Questions

Is there an exit tax when you leave Singapore?

No exit tax and no capital gains tax in Singapore.

Which addresses on the board levy no capital gains tax?

39 of the 100 addresses on the board levy no personal capital gains tax on listed securities, among them Abu Dhabi, Andorra la Vella, Anguilla, Athens, Bora Bora, Christophe Harbour.

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 . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Singapore exit tax 2026: leaving Singapore, what still applies, patrician.ch/exit-tax/singapore/, October 2026.

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