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Dominican Republic vs Kenya: tax rates compared
Kenya's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Dominican Republic's (35% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Dominican Republic sits below it, Kenya sits above it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 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
| Tax | DO | KE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 35% | KE +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 30% | KE +3 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 16% | DO +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 25% | 0% | DO +25 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Kenya | 35% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Kenya higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Kenya | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Kenya higher |
Kenya's corporate tax rate is 3pp higher than Dominican Republic's (30% vs 27%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Kenya | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Dominican Republic higher |
Dominican Republic's VAT rate is 2pp higher than Kenya's (18% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Kenya's 2026-07-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Kenya | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Difference | +25 pp | Dominican Republic higher |
Dominican Republic's capital gains tax rate is 25pp higher than Kenya's (25% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Dominican Republic sits above it, Kenya sits below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Kenya's 2026-07-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Kenya | 0% | Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Dominican Republic's wealth tax rate is identical to Kenya's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Kenya's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.