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Visuals · Charted · 22 October 2026

Charted: Monaco’s 0% and the French exception, 2026

Key figures

  • Monaco has levied no personal income tax since 1869.
  • French nationals without 5 years of habitual residence as of 13.10.1962 stay taxable in France.
  • A US citizen keeps paying US federal tax in Monaco.

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, Charted: Monaco’s 0% and the French exception, 2026, patrician.ch/visuals/charted-monaco-french-exception-2026/, October 2026.

Card comparing Monaco's 0% income tax for most passports with French nationals, who stay taxable in France.
Source: Patrician.ch, Monaco, the 1963 Franco-Monegasque convention. Sources checked 14 Oct 2026. Free to share unchanged, with credit to patrician.ch.

Monaco levies no personal income tax, no capital gains tax and no wealth tax, and has not taxed personal income since 1869. For most passports, $1,000,000 earned there keeps $1,000,000.

One passport does not get the zero. Under Article 7-1 of the 1963 Franco-Monegasque convention, French nationals who cannot show 5 years of habitual residence in Monaco as of 13.10.1962 remain taxable in France on their worldwide income.

The United States taxes its citizens wherever they live, so a US citizen in Monaco keeps paying federal tax. The Monaco page gives the residence card, the cost of living and the full tax note.

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The data

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In MonacoIncome tax
Most passports0%
A French passportTaxed in France on worldwide income
A US passportUS federal tax continues

Source: Patrician.ch, Monaco, the 1963 Franco-Monegasque convention. Sources checked 14 Oct 2026. The page behind every figure: patrician.ch/cities/mco/.

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Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled. Figures are for a non-US single filer. Wealth tax, an exit and your passports are added when you run the engine on your own numbers. Not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.

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