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Kenya vs Namibia: tax rates compared

Namibia has an income tax rate of 37%, 2pp above Kenya's 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Kenya's figure is dated 2026-07-17 and Namibia's 2025-03-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income35%37%Corporate30%VAT15%16%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax KE NADifference
Income Tax35%37%NA +2 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT16%15%KE +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kenya35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-17
Namibia37%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-03-01
Difference−2 ppNamibia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kenya30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Namibia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Kenya and Namibia share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kenya16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Namibia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference+1 ppKenya higher

Kenya has a VAT rate of 16%, 1pp above Namibia's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Kenya sits above it, Namibia matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kenya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kenya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-17
Namibia0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Namibia · as of 2025-10-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Kenya and Namibia share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Kenya's figure is dated 2026-07-17 and Namibia's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kenya0%Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18
Namibia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.