Kenya vs Lebanon: 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
Lebanon	25%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lebanon (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-01
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
Lebanon	17%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+13 pp	Kenya higher

Kenya has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 13pp above Lebanon's 17%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kenya sits above it, Lebanon 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
Lebanon	11%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lebanon (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-01
Difference	+5 pp	Kenya higher

Kenya has a VAT rate of 16%, 5pp above Lebanon's 11%. The 181-country average is 15%: Kenya sits above it, Lebanon 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
Lebanon	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lebanon (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-01
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Kenya and Lebanon 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

Country	Rate	Source
Kenya	0%	Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18
Lebanon	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lebanon (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-01
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

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