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El Salvador vs Kenya: tax rates compared

Kenya has an income tax rate of 35%, 5pp above El Salvador's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

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%VAT13%16%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV KEDifference
Income Tax30%35%KE +5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT13%16%KE +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
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
El Salvador30%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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

El Salvador and Kenya share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Kenya16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Difference−3 ppKenya higher

Kenya has a VAT rate of 16%, 3pp above El Salvador's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Kenya sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
Kenya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

El Salvador and Kenya share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Kenya0%Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

El Salvador and Kenya share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.