Where to form your company, and what to expect
Compare jurisdictions, company types, taxes, trade blocs, residence and banking, with every figure dated and sourced.
187 jurisdictions · 847 company types
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Filter 187 jurisdictions by tax, formation cost and ownership rules, or browse them by region. Each one opens on its company types, taxes, trade blocs and banking.
| Fact | Cyprus Private limited company | Estonia OÜ |
|---|---|---|
| Formation fee | EUR 165 | EUR 200 |
| Minimum capital | None | EUR 0.01 |
| Tax on profit | Flat · 15% | On distribution · 0% retained |
| Formed remotely | Not in our records | Yes |
| Notary needed | No | No |
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Running a company
An operating guide for each form below: every obligation, when it falls due, who may do it, the steps, and what happens if it is missed.
- BulgariaООДView operating guide
- CyprusPrivate limited companyView operating guide
- EstoniaOÃœView operating guide
- GermanyGmbHView operating guide
- IrelandLTDView operating guide
- MaltaLtdView operating guide
- NetherlandsBVView operating guide
- UAE mainlandLLCView operating guide
- United KingdomLtdView operating guide
Known for
All measures and productsEconomic strengths, from world rankings with dated sources.
- Logistics and freightLogistics Performance Index Singapore1st of 138 · 4.3 of 52022 · World Bank, WDI
- Research and technologyHigh-technology exports China1st of 123 · US$856.8 bn2024 · World Bank, WDI
- Digital servicesICT service exports Ireland1st of 133 · US$358.8 bn2025 · World Bank, WDI
- Knowledge-intensive economyEconomic Complexity Index Japan1st of 142 · 1.732024 · Harvard Growth Lab
Trade blocs
All jurisdictionsSingle markets, customs unions and free trade areas, with how many of our jurisdictions are members.
- EEAEuropean Economic Area30covered members
- EUEuropean Union: internal market and customs union27covered members
- AfCFTAAfrican Continental Free Trade Area19covered members
- RCEPRegional Comprehensive Economic Partnership14covered members
- CPTPPComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership12covered members
- CARICOMCARICOM Single Market and Economy11covered members
- ASEANASEAN Free Trade Area (ATIGA)9covered members
- CEFTACentral European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA 2006)7covered members