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Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya: tax rates compared
Kenya's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Equatorial Guinea's (35% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Equatorial Guinea sits below it, Kenya sits above it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Kenya's 2026-07-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | GQ | KE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 35% | KE +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | KE +5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 16% | KE +1 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-11-21 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | 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 | −5 pp | Kenya higher |
Kenya's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Equatorial Guinea's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-21 |
| Kenya | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Kenya higher |
Kenya's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Equatorial Guinea's (16% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Equatorial Guinea matches the world average, Kenya sits above it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Kenya's 2026-07-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-21 |
| Kenya | 0% | Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Equatorial Guinea's wealth tax rate is identical to Kenya's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Equatorial Guinea's figure is dated 2025-11-21 and Kenya's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.