Kenya vs Laos: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Kenya	35%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-17
Laos	25%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference	+10 pp	Kenya higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Kenya	30%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Laos	20%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+10 pp	Kenya higher

Kenya has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Laos's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kenya sits above it, Laos sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Kenya	16%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Laos	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference	+6 pp	Kenya higher

Kenya has a VAT rate of 16%, 6pp above Laos's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Kenya sits above it, Laos sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Kenya	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Laos	2%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference	−2 pp	Laos higher

Laos has a capital gains tax rate of 2%, 2pp above Kenya's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Kenya	0%	Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18
Laos	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

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