Investment Explorer
Compare business setup costs, tax rates, and break-even timelines across countries. Find your ideal market.
The Investment Explorer shows what it actually costs to set up and run a business in each country. Setup Cost is the one-time fee to register your company. Corporate Tax is the annual tax on profits. Monthly Overhead includes office, accounting, and compliance costs. Break-Even shows how many months until your revenue covers your setup costs.
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| 🇳🇿New Zealand | 77 | 28% | 18 | $107 | $0 | 100% | $5,800 | 12mo | 16mo | #1 | 87 | |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 92 | 17% | 72 | $306 | $0K | 100% | $4,500 | 18mo | 12mo | #2 | 83 | |
| 🇭🇰Hong Kong | 72 | 16.5% | 40 | $1,190 | $0K | 100% | $20,000 | 14mo | 12mo | #3 | 76 | |
| 🇩🇰Denmark | 88 | 22% | 28 | $90 | $40K | 100% | $5,200 | 18mo | 12mo | #4 | 90 | |
| 🇰🇷South Korea | 80 | 24% | 25 | $300 | $0 | 100% | $3,000 | 16mo | 14mo | #5 | 63 | |
| 🇺🇸United States | 87 | 21% | 49 | $250 | $0 | 100% | $5,000 | 18mo | 12mo | #6 | 69 | |
| 🇬🇪Georgia | 58 | 15% | 42 | $80 | $0 | 100% | $670 | 10mo | 12mo | #7 | 53 | |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 79 | 25% | 35 | $15 | $0K | 100% | $3,500 | 18mo | 12mo | #8 | 73 | |
| 🇳🇴Norway | 86 | 22% | 33 | $800 | $30K | 100% | $5,500 | 16mo | 12mo | #9 | 84 | |
| 🇸🇪Sweden | 85 | 20.6% | 67 | $330 | $25K | 100% | $4,200 | 18mo | 14mo | #10 | 83 | |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | 74 | 16% | 298 | $8,330 | $1K | 100% | $2,150 | 14mo | 12mo | #11 | 61 | |
| 🇲🇾Malaysia | 67 | 24% | 19 | $252 | $0K | 100% | $800 | 12mo | 14mo | #12 | 50 | |
| 🇲🇺Mauritius | 62 | 15% | 43 | $2,110 | $0K | 100% | $700 | 10mo | 11mo | #13 | 50 | |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 84 | 25% | 18 | $375 | $0 | 100% | $6,500 | 18mo | 14mo | #14 | 75 | |
| 🇹🇼Taiwan | 76 | 20% | 47 | $355 | $0 | 100% | $1,800 | 14mo | 10mo | #15 | 68 | |
| 🇦🇪UAE | 78 | 9% | 51 | $6,580 | $0 | 100% | $3,500 | 16mo | 10mo | #16 | 67 | |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | 78 | 20% | 42 | $385 | $3K | 100% | $1,900 | 14mo | 10mo | #18 | 74 | |
| 🇫🇮Finland | 84 | 20% | 35 | $300 | $3K | 100% | $3,800 | 14mo | 10mo | #20 | 87 | |
| 🇹🇭Thailand | 64 | 20% | 206 | $6,185 | $60K | 49% | $700 | 14mo | 16mo | #21 | 36 | |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 85 | 30% | 87 | $1,125 | $25K | 100% | $4,200 | 20mo | 14mo | #22 | 78 | |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 83 | 15% | 30 | $215 | $0 | 100% | $5,200 | 14mo | 18mo | #23 | 74 | |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | 85 | 12.5% | 54 | $80 | $0K | 100% | $4,200 | 18mo | 12mo | #24 | 77 | |
| 🇰🇿Kazakhstan | 54 | 20% | 20 | $200 | $0 | 100% | $800 | 10mo | 8mo | #25 | 37 | |
| 🇮🇸Iceland | 82 | 20% | 41 | $800 | $500K | 100% | $5,400 | 18mo | 16mo | #26 | 72 | |
| 🇦🇹Austria | 82 | 23% | 56 | $1,950 | $35K | 100% | $3,500 | 14mo | 11mo | #27 | 71 | |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 82 | 23.2% | 35 | $800 | $0K | 100% | $3,200 | 20mo | 16mo | #29 | 73 | |
| 🇪🇸Spain | 76 | 25% | 55 | $727 | $3K | 100% | $2,400 | 16mo | 14mo | #30 | 60 | |
| 🇨🇳China | 68 | 25% | 94 | $50 | $0 | 100% | $1,200 | 14mo | 12mo | #31 | 45 | |
| 🇫🇷France | 80 | 25% | 41 | $770 | $0K | 100% | $3,500 | 16mo | 20mo | #32 | 71 | |
| 🇹🇷Turkey | 42 | 25% | 21 | $850 | $10K | 100% | $900 | 12mo | 14mo | #33 | 36 | |
| 🇮🇱Israel | 74 | 23% | 71 | $660 | $0 | 100% | $3,800 | 16mo | 10mo | #35 | 62 | |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | 91 | 14.6% | 54 | $2,100 | $20K | 100% | $6,500 | 18mo | 20mo | #36 | 82 | |
| 🇷🇼Rwanda | 52 | 30% | 24 | $90 | $0 | 100% | $200 | 10mo | 12mo | #38 | 53 | |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 72 | 21% | 42 | $430 | $0K | 100% | $1,600 | 16mo | 12mo | #39 | 62 | |
| 🇵🇱Poland | 62 | 19% | 45 | $275 | $1K | 100% | $1,800 | 14mo | 10mo | #40 | 56 | |
| 🇨🇿Czech Republic | 76 | 21% | 47 | $630 | $0K | 100% | $1,800 | 12mo | 9mo | #41 | 54 | |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | 85 | 25.8% | 46 | $1,555 | $0K | 100% | $4,200 | 16mo | 16mo | #42 | 79 | |
| 🇧🇭Bahrain | 68 | 0% | 23 | $225 | $50K | 100% | $1,200 | 10mo | 12mo | #43 | 44 | |
| 🇷🇸Serbia | 56 | 15% | 32 | $185 | $0K | 100% | $950 | 12mo | 14mo | #44 | 35 | |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | 80 | 25% | 138 | $2,100 | $0 | 100% | $4,100 | 16mo | 14mo | #46 | 73 | |
| 🇲🇪Montenegro | 52 | 12% | 118 | $1,092 | $0K | 100% | $850 | 14mo | 16mo | #50 | 46 | |
| 🇭🇺Hungary | 50 | 9% | 21 | $600 | $3.0M | 100% | $1,500 | 10mo | 8mo | #52 | 42 | |
| 🇲🇦Morocco | 47 | 20% | 32 | $340 | $10K | 100% | $550 | 11mo | 13mo | #53 | 38 | |
| 🇨🇾Cyprus | 68 | 12.5% | 275 | $6,080 | $0K | 100% | $2,350 | 14mo | 14mo | #54 | 53 | |
| 🇷🇴Romania | 52 | 16% | 22 | $260 | $0K | 100% | $1,500 | 11mo | 8mo | #55 | 46 | |
| 🇰🇪Kenya | 35 | 30% | 35 | $128 | $0 | 100% | $450 | 12mo | 14mo | #56 | 31 | |
| 🇮🇹Italy | 72 | 24% | 49 | $2,700 | $10K | 100% | $2,600 | 18mo | 16mo | #58 | 56 | |
| 🇨🇱Chile | 63 | 27% | 36 | $100 | $0 | 100% | $1,200 | 14mo | 10mo | #59 | 67 | |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 57 | 30% | 89 | $1,000 | $50K | 100% | $900 | 14mo | 14mo | #60 | 31 | |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 62 | 10% | 27 | $250 | $0K | 100% | $1,100 | 12mo | 12mo | #61 | 45 | |
| 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 63 | 20% | 30 | $1,015 | $0 | 100% | $2,800 | 14mo | 12mo | #62 | 52 | |
| 🇮🇳India | 61 | 25.17% | 42 | $140 | $0 | 100% | $500 | 12mo | 10mo | #63 | 39 | |
| 🇨🇴Colombia | 50 | 35% | 57 | $190 | $0 | 100% | $700 | 12mo | 10mo | #67 | 39 | |
| 🇴🇲Oman | 65 | 15% | 217 | $3,780 | $0 | 100% | $1,750 | 14mo | 18mo | #68 | 43 | |
| 🇻🇳Vietnam | 54 | 20% | 79 | $25 | $0 | 100% | $450 | 10mo | 14mo | #70 | 42 | |
| 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 86 | 24.94% | 51 | $2,750 | $12K | 100% | $5,500 | 18mo | 14mo | #72 | 78 | |
| 🇮🇩Indonesia | 58 | 22% | 101 | $700 | $1.2M | 100% | $400 | 14mo | 16mo | #73 | 34 | |
| 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 60 | 30% | 56 | $800 | $0 | 100% | $1,200 | 13mo | 10mo | #74 | 54 | |
| 🇯🇴Jordan | 52 | 20% | 37 | $565 | $0K | 100% | $650 | 12mo | 14mo | #75 | 47 | |
| 🇵🇪Peru | 48 | 29.5% | 40 | $315 | $0 | 100% | $600 | 12mo | 14mo | #76 | 36 | |
| 🇶🇦Qatar | 76 | 10% | 34 | $1,255 | $200K | 100% | $3,200 | 14mo | 11mo | #77 | 58 | |
| 🇬🇷Greece | 65 | 22% | 31 | $100 | $0 | 100% | $1,200 | 14mo | 12mo | #79 | 49 | |
| 🇿🇦South Africa | 40 | 27% | 72 | $281 | $0 | 100% | $1,400 | 14mo | 16mo | #84 | 43 | |
| 🇵🇦Panama | 65 | 25% | 38 | $565 | $10K | 100% | $900 | 12mo | 11mo | #86 | 36 | |
| 🇸🇻El Salvador | 36 | 30% | 136 | $2,425 | $2K | 100% | $540 | 14mo | 16mo | #91 | 31 | |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 55 | 25% | 64 | $540 | $0 | 100% | $550 | 12mo | 14mo | #95 | 33 | |
| 🇱🇰Sri Lanka | 35 | 30% | 50 | $195 | $0 | 100% | $250 | 11mo | 15mo | #99 | 36 | |
| 🇺🇾Uruguay | 66 | 25% | 39 | $650 | $0 | 100% | $1,400 | 14mo | 10mo | #101 | 74 | |
| 🇵🇰Pakistan | 32 | 29% | 38 | $32 | $0 | 100% | $300 | 10mo | 12mo | #108 | 27 | |
| 🇪🇬Egypt | 38 | 22.5% | 39 | $615 | $0 | 100% | $350 | 10mo | 14mo | #114 | 30 | |
| 🇬🇭Ghana | 30 | 25% | 40 | $435 | $1K | 100% | $300 | 12mo | 14mo | #118 | 43 | |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | 52 | 34% | 115 | $600 | $0 | 100% | $700 | 16mo | 14mo | #124 | 38 | |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | 28 | 25% | 77 | $250 | $0K | 100% | $800 | 14mo | 10mo | #126 | 38 | |
| 🇳🇬Nigeria | 32 | 30% | 49 | $315 | $10K | 100% | $350 | 12mo | 14mo | #131 | 25 | |
| 🇰🇭Cambodia | 44 | 20% | 73 | $460 | $1K | 100% | $350 | 12mo | 18mo | #144 | 24 | |
| 🇧🇩Bangladesh | 36 | 27.5% | 67 | $455 | $0K | 100% | $200 | 10mo | 14mo | #168 | 25 |
Score = NationsData Investment Score (0-100)
BE = Typical break-even months
CPI = Corruption Perception Index (100 = cleanest)
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