Country guides

Retiring abroad as a US citizen: the real tax math, country by country.

Every page below is built from the same country profiles that drive Glidepath's own tax engine - real brackets, real compliance traps, real sources. Pick a country to see the actual numbers, not a travel blog's guess.

Ten countries, each taxed under its own law.

Want the full modeling matrix instead? See the country coverage page.

France

The US-France treaty exempts your US retirement income from French tax; you pay the US layer, plus French tax on French-source income.

See the tax math Costa Rica

Only Costa Rica-earned income is taxed - your US pensions and investments are left alone.

See the tax math Panama

Only Panama-earned income is taxed - your US pensions and investments are left alone.

See the tax math Thailand

Foreign income is tax-free on the long-stay retiree visa; otherwise only money you bring in is taxed.

See the tax math Italy

A flat 7% on all your foreign income for 10 years if you settle in a small town in the south.

See the tax math Greece

A flat 7% on all your foreign income for your first 15 years as a retiree here.

See the tax math Mexico

Taxed on your worldwide income on the normal Mexican scale.

See the tax math Ireland

Foreign income you leave abroad is largely untaxed; only money you bring in is taxed.

See the tax math Portugal

Taxed on your worldwide income on the normal Portuguese scale - the old retiree tax break is closed to newcomers.

See the tax math Spain

Taxed on your worldwide income, with a separate wealth tax that some regions waive.

See the tax math

Run your own numbers, in any of these countries.

The full plan works out exactly what you'd owe on each side of the border, models real balances and healthcare, and runs your whole retirement through thousands of simulated futures.