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GI Investor Passport Index (GIPI) 2026

Traditional passport rankings only count visa-free destinations. The GI Investor Passport Index (GIPI) scores 24 passports the way an investor would: visa-free access, ease of acquisition, tax, stability and quality of life.

Data updated: 2026-10-14
Visa-free countriesEase of acquisitionTaxStabilityQuality of life
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Method

The GIPI score combines five pillars, each scored 0 to 100. Weights: visa-free countries 25%, ease of acquisition 25%, tax 15%, stability 15%, quality of life 20%.

Visa-free countries: destinations reachable visa-free, on arrival or by e-visa, half by count and half weighted by the destination's GDP. Ease of acquisition: total time to a passport (permit processing, required residence and naturalisation processing), days of stay per year, whether current nationality must be given up, and the minimum investment. Tax: citizenship-based or worldwide taxation and the top income, capital gains and estate tax rates. Stability: visa-free access revoked or under review in the last five years, and whether the programme is closed, tightened or challenged. Quality of life: global percentiles for homicide rate, education, health coverage, healthy life expectancy and governance.

Ranks follow the total score to one decimal place; equal scores share a rank. “More visa-free destinations than your passport” counts the destinations the new passport reaches without a visa in advance that yours does not; it shows the travel gain only and does not affect the GIPI ranking. The visa-free count covers destinations that need no visa in advance (visa-free, visa on arrival, or an electronic travel authorisation such as ESTA or eTA); e-visas applied for in advance are not counted. It covers 198 countries plus 30 territories such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Guam, 228 destinations in all; a passport's own territories are not counted.

Sources: passport-index-data (visas), Wikipedia visa-requirement pages (territories; where a page is silent, the parent country's rule is used), World Bank, World Health Organization, UNDP, UNODC, and immigration and tax authority notices. Visa and economic data update automatically every month; programme conditions are reviewed every quarter.

Disclosure: Global Immigrate advises on investment migration, including some of the programmes ranked here. The method, weights and sources are public, and scores are not adjusted for commercial reasons.

This index is for reference only and is not legal, tax or investment advice. Programme conditions can change at any time; confirm current requirements with an adviser before applying.

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