Most secretive tax havens in the world

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The ultra-rich all across the world have found that when it comes to hiding legal and illegal money from authorities there's no better option than to keep it hidden in tax havens.

Let's take a look at some of the most secretive tax havens in the world.

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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Delaware (United States)

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 1503.80

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.17767

Global rank: 1

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Luxembourg

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 1127.02

Opacity Score: 87

Weighted Score: 0.14890

Global rank: 2

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Switzerland

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 513.40

Opacity Score: 100

Weighted Score: 0.05134

Global rank: 3

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Cayman Islands

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 403.48

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.04767

Global rank: 4

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London (United Kingdom)

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 347.79

Opacity Score: 42

Weighted Score: 0.19716

Global rank: 5

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Ireland

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 143.73

Opacity Score: 62

Weighted Score: 0.03739

Global rank: 6

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Bermuda

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 122.30

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.01445

Global rank: 7

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Singapore

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 62.4

Opacity Score: 79

Weighted Score: 0.01752

Global rank: 8

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Belgium

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 53.3

Opacity Score: 73

Weighted Score: 0.01475

Global rank: 9

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Hong Kong

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 76.34

Opacity Score: 62

Weighted Score: 0.01986

Global rank: 10

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Jersey

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 76.22

Opacity Score: 87

Weighted Score: 0.01007

Global rank: 11

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Austria

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 42.32

Opacity Score: 91

Weighted Score: 0.00511

Global rank: 12

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Guernsey

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 36.20

Opacity Score: 79

Weighted Score: 0.00580

Global rank: 13

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Bahrain

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 23.53

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.00278

Global rank: 14

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The Netherlands

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 23.18

Opacity Score: 58

Weighted Score: 0.00689

Global rank: 15

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