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Kenya vs Madagascar: tax rates compared
Kenya's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Madagascar's (35% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Kenya sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.
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 | KE | MG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 25% | KE +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 20% | KE +10 pp |
| VAT | 16% | 20% | MG +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 35% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Madagascar | 25% | Source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Madagascar) — Loi n° 2025-021 portant Loi de Finances pour 2026, Article 01.03.16 · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Kenya higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Kenya higher |
Kenya's corporate tax rate is 10pp higher than Madagascar's (30% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kenya sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Madagascar higher |
Madagascar's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Kenya's (20% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Kenya's figure is dated 2026-07-17 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 0% | Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Madagascar | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Kenya's wealth tax rate is identical to Madagascar's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Kenya's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.