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Chad vs Kenya: tax rates compared

Between the two, Kenya's income tax rate (35%) tops Chad's (30%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Kenya's 2026-07-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%35%Corporate30%35%VAT16%18%Capital Gains0%20%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax TD KEDifference
Income Tax30%35%KE +5 pp
Corporate Tax35%30%TD +5 pp
VAT18%16%TD +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%0%TD +20 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2024-08-12
Kenya35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-17
Difference−5 ppKenya higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad35%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Kenya30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppChad higher

Between the two, Chad's corporate tax rate (35%) tops Kenya's (30%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2024-08-12
Kenya16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Difference+2 ppChad higher

Between the two, Chad's VAT rate (18%) tops Kenya's (16%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Kenya's 2026-07-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2024-08-12
Kenya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Difference+20 ppChad higher

Between the two, Chad's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Kenya's (0%) by 20pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Chad sits above it, Kenya sits below it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Kenya's 2026-07-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-08-12
Kenya0%Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Chad and Kenya both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Kenya's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.