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Kenya vs Nauru: tax rates compared

Kenya has an income tax rate of 35%, 15pp above Nauru's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Kenya sits above it, Nauru sits below it. Kenya's figure is dated 2026-07-17 and Nauru's 2023-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income20%35%Corporate25%30%VAT0%16%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax KE NRDifference
Income Tax35%20%KE +15 pp
Corporate Tax30%25%KE +5 pp
VAT16%0%KE +16 pplargest gap
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
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Difference+15 ppKenya higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kenya30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppKenya higher

Kenya has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Nauru's 25%. 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
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+16 ppKenya higher

Kenya has a VAT rate of 16%, 16pp above Nauru's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Kenya sits above it, Nauru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kenya0%Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Types of Taxes (Individual) · as of 2026-07-18
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.