Capital gains tax Ireland: Global CGT Rate Index
The Global CGT Rate Index carries 9 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages; the 4 published figures given by jurisdiction run from 10 to 33 percent, read 24 October 2026.
- 210 to 15
- 115 to 20
- 20 to 25
- 25 to 30
- 530 to 35
- 135 to 40
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 10 to 15 | 2 figures |
| 15 to 20 | 1 figure |
| 20 to 25 | 0 figures |
| 25 to 30 | 0 figures |
| 30 to 35 | 5 figures |
| 35 to 40 | 1 figure |
3 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 12 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
By jurisdiction and asset_class and rule and asset class and time
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| jurisdictionireland | 32.5% | 32 to 33% | 2 |
| jurisdictionbelgium | 10% | 10 to 10% | 1 |
| asset_classforeign-life-policies | 40% | 40 to 40% | 1 |
| asset_classventure-capital-individual | 15% | 15 to 15% | 1 |
| asset_classventure-capital-company | 12.5% | 12.5 to 12.5% | 1 |
| ruleannual-exemption-ireland | 1,270EUR | 1,270 to 1,270EUR | 1 |
| ruleannual-exemption-belgium | 10,000EUR | 10,000 to 10,000EUR | 1 |
| asset classdevelopment-land | 33% | 33 to 33% | 1 |
| timefrom-2026-10-07 | 31% | 31 to 31% | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPF Finances (Belgium): taxe sur les plus-values | 10,000EUR | annual-exemption-belgium | 2026-10-24 |
| Citizens Information (Ireland), Capital Gains Tax | 1,270EUR | annual-exemption-ireland | 2026-10-24 |
| Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT | 40% | foreign-life-policies | 2026-10-24 |
| Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT | 33% | ireland | 2026-10-24 |
| Citizens Information (Ireland), Capital Gains Tax | 33% | ireland | 2026-10-24 |
| Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT | 33% | development-land | 2026-10-24 |
| Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT | 31% | ireland | 2026-10-24 |
| Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT | 31% | from-2026-10-07 | 2026-10-24 |
| Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT | 15% | venture-capital-individual | 2026-10-24 |
| Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT | 12.5% | venture-capital-company | 2026-10-24 |
| SPF Finances (Belgium): taxe sur les plus-values | 10% | belgium | 2026-10-24 |
The sentence each figure was read from (11)
- SPF Finances (Belgium): taxe sur les plus-values, read 2026-10-24:
La première tranche de 10.000 euros (exercice d’imposition 2027) de plus-values réalisées est exonérée de la taxe chaque année.
- Citizens Information (Ireland), Capital Gains Tax, read 2026-10-24:
The first €1,270 of chargeable gains in a tax year are exempt from CGT.
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT, read 2026-10-24:
These rates are: 40% for gains from foreign life policies and foreign investment products.
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT, read 2026-10-24:
The rate of CGT is 33% for most gains.
- Citizens Information (Ireland), Capital Gains Tax, read 2026-10-24:
The standard rate of Capital Gains Tax is 33% of the taxable gain you make.
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT, read 2026-10-24:
33% for gains from development land.
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT, read 2026-10-24:
The rate of CGT is 31% for most gains.
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT, read 2026-10-24:
Rates for most gains changed on 7 October 2026 to 31%.
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT, read 2026-10-24:
15% for gains from venture capital funds for individuals and partnerships.
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT, read 2026-10-24:
12.5% for gains from venture capital funds for companies.
- SPF Finances (Belgium): taxe sur les plus-values, read 2026-10-24:
Le taux normal de la taxe sur les plus-values est de 10 %.
Read in full, publishes no figure
12 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Revenue (Ireland): when and how do you pay and file CGT, read 2026-10-24: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Revenue (Ireland) Tax and Duty Manual Part 38-06-01a, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- IRAS (Singapore): gains from sale of property, shares and financial instruments, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department: Profits Tax, read 2026-09-18: every candidate on the page was refused
- Hong Kong IRD: FAQ on chargeability to profits tax on gains from property transactions, read 2026-09-18: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Hong Kong IRD: Tax Certainty Enhancement Scheme for onshore equity disposal gains, read 2026-09-18: every candidate on the page was refused
- Hong Kong IRD: a brief guide to taxes administered by the IRD, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- UAE Ministry of Finance: corporate tax, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- Cayman Islands Government: finance and economy, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- Swiss Federal Tax Administration: tax reliefs, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- OECD: statutory tax rates on dividends, interest and capital gains, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries: capital gains tax rates quick chart, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
3 of the 15 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 12 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 8 figures, never sentences; 159 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction: headline capital gains rate, annual exemption, and whether private gains are chargeable at all, each quoted from that jurisdiction's OWN authority rather than from a comparison table; the derived figures are the ranked zero-rate list and, more usefully, the CHANGE log - Belgium's own SPF Finances now publishes a tax on financial-asset capital gains applying from 2026, which moves a country off the 'no capital gains tax' list that every list site still carries, and Hong Kong's tax-certainty scheme sets a 24-month, 15% holding test for a gain to be treated as capital
159 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (15)
- Citizens Information (Ireland), Capital Gains Tax(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Revenue (Ireland): how to calculate CGT(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Revenue (Ireland): when and how do you pay and file CGT(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Revenue (Ireland) Tax and Duty Manual Part 38-06-01a(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IRAS (Singapore): gains from sale of property, shares and financial instruments(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department: Profits Tax(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Hong Kong IRD: FAQ on chargeability to profits tax on gains from property transactions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Hong Kong IRD: Tax Certainty Enhancement Scheme for onshore equity disposal gains(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Hong Kong IRD: a brief guide to taxes administered by the IRD(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SPF Finances (Belgium): taxe sur les plus-values(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- UAE Ministry of Finance: corporate tax(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Cayman Islands Government: finance and economy(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Swiss Federal Tax Administration: tax reliefs(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- OECD: statutory tax rates on dividends, interest and capital gains(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries: capital gains tax rates quick chart(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Global CGT Rate Index carries 9 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages; the 4 published figures given by jurisdiction run from 10 to 33 percent, read 24 October 2026.
3 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 12 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, jurisdiction ireland: median 32.50 percent across 2 sources, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, jurisdiction belgium: median 10 percent across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, asset_class foreign-life-policies: median 40 percent across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, asset_class venture-capital-individual: median 15 percent across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, asset_class venture-capital-company: median 12.50 percent across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, rule annual-exemption-ireland: median 1,270 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, rule annual-exemption-belgium: median 10,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, asset class development-land: median 33 percent across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Global CGT Rate Index, time from-2026-10-07: median 31 percent across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Cite as: "Capital Gains Tax HQ Global CGT Rate Index", updated 2026-10-24, https://capitalgainstaxhq.com/datasets/global-cgt-rate-index/.
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