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Kenya vs Morocco: tax rates compared
Between the two, Morocco's income tax rate (37%) tops Kenya's (35%) by 2pp. 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
| Tax | KE | MA | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 37% | MA +2 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 34% | MA +4 pp |
| VAT | 16% | 20% | MA +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | MA +15 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Morocco | 37% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Morocco (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-04-30 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Morocco higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Morocco | 34% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Morocco higher |
Between the two, Morocco's corporate tax rate (34%) tops Kenya's (30%) by 4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Morocco | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Morocco (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-30 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Morocco higher |
Between the two, Morocco's VAT rate (20%) tops Kenya's (16%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17 |
| Morocco | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Morocco (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-04-30 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Morocco higher |
Between the two, Morocco's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Kenya's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Kenya sits below it, Morocco sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 0% | Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Morocco | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Morocco (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-30 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Kenya and Morocco both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.