Kenya vs Thailand: 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
Thailand	35%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Kenya	30%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Thailand	20%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+10 pp	Kenya higher

Kenya has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Thailand's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kenya sits above it, Thailand 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
Thailand	7%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	+9 pp	Kenya higher

Kenya has a VAT rate of 16%, 9pp above Thailand's 7%. The 181-country average is 15%: Kenya sits above it, Thailand sits below 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
Thailand	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Kenya and Thailand share the same capital gains tax rate: 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
Thailand	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

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