List of tallest buildings in the world by country

The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the world by country listing only the tallest building in each country. The list is including only completed (or at least topped-out) buildings. A total of 16 countries featured in the list have supertall skyscrapers (300 m and more). Many countries have constructed new tallest buildings in the 2010s, with the oldest tallest building in a country being St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, which has stood as the country's tallest building since 1652.

Complete

The list includes the tallest (completed or topped out) buildings in each country in the world. All measurements are as defined and recognised by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Heights are measured to Architectural Top, with antennae being excluded.^[1]

  Tallest building in Continent

Country	Building(s)	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Built	Global ranking
Afghanistan	Azizi Tower	Kabul	135	443	30	2014
Albania	TID Tower	Tirana	85	279	25	2012^[A]
Algeria	Bahia Center	Oran	111	364	31	2008
Andorra	Caldea Hotel Tower[2]	Andorra la Vella	80	262	18	1994
Angola	Sky Center Office Tower	Luanda	119	390	25	2014
Argentina	Alvear Tower	Buenos Aires	235	770	54	2015
Australia	Q1	Gold Coast	323	1,058	78	2005	#41 tallest in the World
Austria	DC Tower 1	Vienna	220	722	60	2013
Azerbaijan	Flame Tower 1	Baku	182	597	36	2013^[B]	#1,259 tallest in the World
Bahamas	Atlantis Royal Tower East	Paradise Island	93	305	23	1998
Bahrain	Dual Towers	Manama	260	853	53	2007	#155 tallest in the World
Bangladesh	Chittagong City Center	Chittagong	190	623	51	2015
Belarus	Parus Minsk[3]	Minsk	133	436	32	2014
Belgium	Tour du Midi	Brussels	148	486	38	1966	#2,987 tallest in the World
Bolivia	Torre Girasoles[4]	La Paz	138	453	38	2012^[C]	#3,560 tallest in the World
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Avaz Twist Tower	Sarajevo	176	466	39	2008	#3,315 tallest in the World
Brazil	Millennium Palace	Balneário Camboriú	177	581	46	2014
Brunei	Ministry of Finance Building	Bandar Seri Begawan	120	394	21	2001
Bulgaria	Capital Fort	Sofia	126	413	28	2015
Cameroon	Prime Ministry Building[5]	Yaoundé	90	295	19
Cambodia	Vattanac Capital	Phnom Penh	184	603	38	2014
Canada	First Canadian Place	Toronto	298	978	72	1975	#105 tallest in the World
Chile	Gran Torre Costanera	Santiago	300	984	64	2013^[D]
China	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	632	2,073	121	2014	#2 tallest in the World
Colombia	BD Bacatá	Bogotá	240	787	67	2016
Congo	Tour Nabemba	Brazzaville	106	348	30	1986
Costa Rica	Torre Paseo Colón[6]	San Jose	98	322	29	2013
Croatia	Euro Tower I	Zagreb	97	318	26	2006
Cuba	Edificio FOSCA[7]	Havana	130	425	37	1956
Czech Republic	AZ Tower	Brno	110	359	30	2013^[E]
Congo DR	RTNC Congo Building[8]	Kinshasa	88	289	22
Cyprus	Olympic Residence[9]	Limassol	75	246	19	2012
Denmark	Amtssyguhesut I Herlev	Herlev	120	394	25	1976
Dominican Republic	Torre Caney	Santo Domingo	150	492	38	2008	#2,818 tallest in the World
Ecuador	The Point[10]	Guayaquil	140	459	34	2012^[F]	#3,433 tallest in the World
Egypt	Ministry of Foreign Affairs[11]	Cairo	143	469	39	1994	#3,250 tallest in the World
El Salvador	El Pedregal-ultiplaza	San Salvador	112	367	28	2010
Estonia	Swissotel Tallinn	Tallinn	117	384	28	2007
Ethiopia	African Union Headquarters[12]	Addis Ababa	118	386	21	2011
Finland	Solo Sokos Hotel Torni Tampere	Tampere	88	289	25	2014
France	Tour First	Paris	231	758	56	2011	#334 tallest in the World
Georgia	Batumi Technical University Tower[13]	Batumi	200	656	35	2013
Germany	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	259	850	56	1997	#165 tallest in the World
Greece	Athens Tower 1	Athens	103	338	28	1971
Hong Kong	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	484	1,588	108	2010	#6 tallest in the World
Iceland	Smáratorg Office Tower	Kópavogur	76	249	20	2008
India	The Imperial (Mumbai)	Mumbai	254	833	60	2010
Indonesia	Cemindo Tower	Jakarta	289	947	63	2015
Iran	Tehran International Tower	Tehran	162	531	54	2007
Iraq	Jaff Tower A	Sulaymaniyah	155	509	32	2012
Ireland	The Elysian	Cork	68	224	17	2008
Israel	City Gate Tower	Ramat Gan	244	801	68	2001	#238 tallest in the World
Italy	CityLife - Isozaki Tower	Milan	247	810	50	2015
Japan	Abeno Harukas	Osaka	300	984	60	2014
Jordan	Amman Rotana Hotel[14]	Amman	188	617	50	2013
Kazakhstan	Northern Lights 1[15]	Astana	180	591	42	2008	#1,310 tallest in the World
Kenya	UAP Tower	Nairobi	163	535	33	2015
Kuwait	Al Hamra Firdous Tower	Kuwait City	413	1,354	80	2011	#14 tallest in the World
Lebanon	Sama Beirut	Beirut	195	640	51	2015
Macedonia	MRT Center	Skopje	70	230	25	1984
Malaysia	Petronas Towers	Kuala Lumpur	452	1,483	88	1998	#7 tallest in the World
Mauritius	Bank of Mauritius Building	Port Louis	124	407	25	2006
Mexico	Torre Koi	Monterrey	280	830	67	2016
Mongolia	Shangri-La Hotel (Tower C)	Ulaanbaatar	136	446	34	2016
Morocco	Maroc Telecom HQ	Rabat	139	456	20	2012
Netherlands	Maastoren	Rotterdam	165	541	44	2010	#1,992 tallest in the World
New Zealand	Vero Centre	Auckland	170	558	38	2000
Nigeria	NECOM House	Lagos	160	520	32	1979
North Korea	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	330	1,083	105	2013^[G]
Norway	Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel	Oslo	117	384	37	1990
Pakistan	Bahria Icon Tower	Karachi	286	938	62	2016
Panama	Trump Ocean Club	Panama City	284	932	70	2011	#88 tallest in the World
Peru	Torre Banco de la Nación	Lima	140	452	30	2013	#3,614 tallest in the World
Philippines	Philippine Bank of Communications	Makati	259	848	55	2000	#166 tallest in the World
Poland	Palace of Culture and Science	Warsaw	231	757	42	1955	#334 tallest in the World
Portugal	Monsanto Tower [16]	Oeiras	120	394	17	2001
Qatar	Aspire Tower	Doha	300	984	36	2007	#65 tallest in the World
Russia	Federation Tower	Moscow	374	1,227	102	2015
Romania	Floreasca City Center	Bucharest	137	449	37	2012
Rwanda	Kigali City Tower	Kigali	100	328	20	2011
Saudi Arabia	Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel	Mecca	601	1,972	120	2012^[I]	#3 tallest in the World
Serbia	Western City Gate	Belgrade	135	443	35	1980
Singapore	United Overseas Bank Plaza One	Singapore	280	919	66	1992	#97 tallest in the World
Slovakia	National Bank of Slovakia	Bratislava	111.6	362	33	2002
Slovenia	Crystal Palace (Ljubljana)	Ljubljana	89	292	20	2011
South Africa	Carlton Centre	Johannesburg	223	730	50	1973	#416 tallest in the World
South Korea	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	555	1,823	123	2016	#5 tallest in the World
Spain	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	249	817	50	2008	#205 tallest in the World
Sri Lanka	Grand Hyatt	Colombo	229.5	753	47	2016
Sweden	HSB Turning Torso	Malmö	190	623	57	2005	#1,046 tallest in the World
Switzerland	Roche Tower	Basel	178	584	41	2015
Taiwan	Taipei 101	Taipei	509	1,670	101	2004	#5 tallest in the World
Tanzania	PSPF Towers	Dar Es Salaam	153	502	35	2014
Thailand	MahaNakhon	Bangkok	314	1,030	77	2016	#70 tallest in the World
Trinidad and Tobago	International Waterfront Tower C	Port-of-Spain	120	394	27	2008
Turkey	Folkart Highlife Tower	İzmir	375	1230	55	2010
Turkmenistan	Yyldyz Hotel	Ashgabat	107	351	24	2013
Ukraine	Klovski Descent 7A[17]	Kiev	163	533	47	2011	#2,067 tallest in the World
United Arab Emirates	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	828	2,717	163	2010	#1 tallest in the world
United Kingdom	The Shard	London	306	1,004	73	2013^[J]
United States	One World Trade Center	New York City	541	1,776	104	2013	#4 tallest in the World
Uruguay	World Trade Center Torre 4[18]	Montevideo	180	591	40	2012^[K]	#1,311 tallest in the World
Vatican City	St. Peter's Basilica	Vatican City	138	452		1626
Venezuela	Parque Central Torre I, Parque Central Torre II	Caracas	225	738	56	1979, 1983	#393 tallest in the World
Vietnam	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	336	1,102	70	2012	#34 tallest in the World
Yemen	Saleh Mosque	Sana'a	100	330	?	2008
Zambia	Findeco House[19]	Lusaka	90	295	23	1974
Zimbabwe	New Reserve Bank Tower[20]	Harare	120	390	28	1997

Under construction

The list includes the tallest (under construction) buildings that will become its nation's tallest building upon completion.

Country	Building(s)	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Built
Angola	IMOB Business Tower[21]	Luanda	145	476	35	2012-2015
Azerbaijan	SOCAR Tower	Baku	200	658	40	2011-2014
Bahrain	Four Seasons Hotel	Manama	270	886	50	2010-2014
China	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou	729	2,398	137	2014-2020
Cyprus	The One	Limassol	170	558	37	2018
Colombia	Atrio Towers	Bogota	268	879	59	2014-2018
France	Hermitage Plaza 1	Paris	323	1,060	92	La Défense
France	Hermitage Plaza 2	Paris	323	1,060	94	La Défense
Israel	Azrieli Sarona Tower	Tel Aviv	238	780	53	2012-2016
India	World One	Mumbai	442	1,450	117	2011-2015
Indonesia	Jakarta Signature Tower	Jakarta	638	2,093	113	2015-2020
Iran	Padideh Hotel	Mashhad	250
Kazakhstan	Abu Dhabi Plaza	Astana	382	1,253	88	2011-2016
Lebanon	The Pinwheel	Beirut	380	1,247	66	2016-2019
Malaysia	KL118	Kuala Lumpur	644	2,112	118	2015-2029
Mexico	Torre Insignia Monterrey	Monterrey	330	1090	68	2016-2021
Mongolia	Mak tower	Ulaanbaatar	180	656	40	2013-on hold
Pakistan	Bahria Icon Tower	Karachi	286	940	62	2016
Philippines	The Stratford Residences	Makati	312	1,024	76	2011-2015
Russia	Lakhta Center	Saint Petersburg	462	1,516	87	2012-2018
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	1,008	3,307	167	2019
Thailand	Rama IX Super Tower	Bangkok	615	2,018	70	2015-2021
Ukraine	Sky Towers	Kiev	210	689	47	2008-2014
Serbia	Icon Tower	Belgrade	250	723	65	2016-2019
Vietnam	Landmark 81	Ho Chi Minh City	462	1,514	81	2015-2018

Notes

A. ^{^} Topped out, expected completion in 2012.

B. ^{^} Topped out, expected completion in 2013.

C. ^{^} Topped out, expected completion in 2012.

D. ^{^} Topped out in February 2012, expected completion in 2013.

E. ^{^} Topped out in February 2012, expected completion in 2013.

F. ^{^} Topped out, expected completion in 2012.

G. ^{^} Topped out in 1992, expected completion in 2013.

I. ^{^} Topped out, expected completion in 2012.

J. ^{^} Topped out in March 2012, expected completion in 2013.

K. ^{^} Topped out, expected completion in 2012.

References

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