Bitcoin tax by country

Bitcoin tax in Spain

€100,000 → €300,0005 yrsHolder

UAE: you keep everything. United Kingdom: tax takes €46,735.

Hypothetical growth, not a forecast.

You keepof €300,000
Spain€255,120
Tax €44,880
UAE€300,000
Tax €0Joint lowest tax
United Kingdom€253,265
Tax €46,735

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How Spain taxes bitcoin

Spain: bitcoin gains are taxed in the savings base at 19% to 30% whatever the holding period. A national solidarity tax on very large fortunes can add 1.7% to 3.5% a year.

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  1. UAE€300,0001=
  2. Germany€300,0001=
  3. Portugal€300,0001=
  4. Singapore€300,0001=

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Why, and the sources

SpainSavings base 19-30%; solidarity tax above €3.7M.

Source: OECD average annual wages 2024, Ley 35/2006 IRPF: savings base scale (19% to 30%), Ley 38/2022 art. 3: solidarity tax on large fortunes · checked 30 Oct 2026

Resident of Madrid, where the regional wealth tax is fully relieved. The national solidarity tax applies to net wealth above 3.7 million euros (3 million after the 700,000 exemption).

UAENo personal income tax.

Source: UAE government portal: taxation (no income tax on individuals) · checked 30 Oct 2026

Individual acting in a personal capacity. A business activity can fall under corporate tax; that case is not modelled.

United KingdomGains above £3,000 taxed at 18% or 24%.

Source: OECD average annual wages 2024, GOV.UK: income tax rates and bands 2026-27, GOV.UK: Capital Gains Tax rates 2026-27 · checked 30 Oct 2026

Single resident in England on the OECD average wage less the £12,570 personal allowance. Capital Gains Tax for both profiles.

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Information, not tax advice. What you owe depends on where you are tax resident and on your personal situation, and rules change.

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