Kenya vs Romania: 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
Romania	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	+25 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
Romania	16%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+14 pp	Kenya higher

Kenya's corporate tax rate is 14pp higher than Romania's (30% vs 16%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kenya sits above it, Romania 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
Romania	21%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Corporate, Significant developments) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	−5 pp	Romania higher

Romania's VAT rate is 5pp higher than Kenya's (21% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above 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
Romania	3%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	−3 pp	Romania higher

Romania's capital gains tax rate is 3pp higher than Kenya's (3% vs 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
Romania	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Kenya's wealth tax rate is identical to Romania's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.