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Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan: tax rates compared

Azerbaijan's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Kazakhstan's (25% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

six shared taxes, side by side
Tax	AZ	KZ	Difference
Income Tax	25%	15%	AZ +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax	20%	20%	match
VAT	18%	16%	AZ +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax	14%	15%	KZ +1 pp
Crypto Tax	14%	15%	KZ +1 pp
Wealth Tax	0%	0%	match

Income Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Azerbaijan	25%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-09
Kazakhstan	15%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kazakhstan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	+10 pp	Azerbaijan higher

Corporate Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Azerbaijan	20%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Kazakhstan	20%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Azerbaijan's corporate tax rate is identical to Kazakhstan's — both sit at 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Azerbaijan	18%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-09
Kazakhstan	16%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kazakhstan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-03
Difference	+2 pp	Azerbaijan higher

Azerbaijan's VAT rate is 2pp higher than Kazakhstan's (18% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Azerbaijan	14%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-09
Kazakhstan	15%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kazakhstan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-23
Difference	−1 pp	Kazakhstan higher

Kazakhstan's capital gains tax rate is 1pp higher than Azerbaijan's (15% vs 14%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Crypto Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Azerbaijan	14%	Source: Azerbaijan State Tax Service — Suallar və cavablar (Questions and Answers), Q.10955 · as of 2026-06-30
Kazakhstan	15%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kazakhstan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	−1 pp	Kazakhstan higher

Kazakhstan's crypto tax rate is 1pp higher than Azerbaijan's (15% vs 14%). The 88-country average is 13%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Azerbaijan	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-09
Kazakhstan	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kazakhstan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Azerbaijan's wealth tax rate is identical to Kazakhstan's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.