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Labor Laws in Bonaire

  • Annual Leave: 15 days
  • Maternity Leave: 16 weeks
  • Public Holidays: 10
  • Workweek:40 hours per week.
  • Overtime: Maximum 50 hours per week.

Income Tax in Bonaire 

Residents of the BES-Islands are taxable on their worldwide income.

Residents and non-residents are taxed at progressive income tax rates ranging from 0% to 35.4%

The following sources of income are subject to tax in the BES-Islands:

  • Income from movable property (dividend and interest income)
  • Employment income
  • Self-employment and business income
  • Income from periodic allowance

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Bonaire 

The Caribbean Netherlands General expenditure tax (Algemene bestedingsbelasting or ABB) is comparable with a sales tax.

The sales tax is 8% for the supply of produced goods by manufacturers in Bonaire or 6 percent in Saba and Sint Eustatius.

Social Security in Bonaire 

All resident individuals must pay social security contributions.

The contributions result in benefits under the following:

  • General Old Age Pension Act (AOV)
  • General Widows, Orphans Act (AWW)
  • Decree for Health Insurance
  • Accident Insurance Act (OV)
  • Cessantia (severance contribution)
  • Health Insurance Act (ZV)

Employees pay 26.8% and Employers pay 13.4%.

Work Visas Bonaire

Here is work visa information for Bonaire, download our guide for an extensive breakdown.

Admission to the BES islands may be based on:

  • admission by right (toelating van rechtswege),
  • a (temporary) residence permit, or
  • stay as a tourist (‘short stay’). It should be noted that for certain nationalities a visa is required to be admitted to the BES islands for a short stay as a tourist.

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