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    Hong Kong vs Dubai: tax compared

    Hong Kong's headline personal income tax rate is 17% and Dubai's is 0%. Company tax is 16.5% in Hong Kong and 9% in Dubai. Both figures come from each country's official tax guidance, checked on 12 October 2026.

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    Hong Kong

    Dubai

    Personal income tax

    17%

    Top progressive rate · tax capped at 15% of net income, 16% above HK$5m

    Personal income tax

    0%Lower

    Company tax

    16.5%

    Company tax

    9%Lower

    Above AED 375,000

    Special tax regime: No

    Official guidancechecked 12 October 2026

    Special tax regime: Yes

    Official guidancechecked 12 October 2026

    What the headline misses.

    Regional and local taxes, social security, treaty relief and each country's residency test decide what you actually pay. The headline rate is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.

    Tax guideHong Kong: rates, residency and recent changesTax guideDubai: rates, residency and recent changes

    Questions

    What people ask.

    Straight answers, from the figures above.

    On the headline rate, Dubai (0%) is lower than Hong Kong (17%). Local and regional taxes, social security and any special regime can change what you actually pay, so compare your own income before you decide.

    On the headline rate, Dubai (9%) is lower than Hong Kong (16.5%). Exemptions, small-profit rates and where the company is managed from change the real figure.

    From each country's official tax guidance, linked on this page and checked on 12 October 2026. Heed rechecks its rates on a rolling schedule and as soon as an official page changes.

    No. Heed is information, not advice. The headline rate is where a comparison starts; a qualified adviser in each country should confirm your position.

    Rules move. Heed watches both.

    Heed follows Hong Kong and Dubai from their official sources and tells you when a rule that affects you changes, and the Scenario Planner runs your own income through both.

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