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Kuwait vs Thailand: tax rates compared

Thailand has an income tax rate of 35%, 35pp above Kuwait's 0%. The 200-country average is 28%: Kuwait sits below it, Thailand sits above it.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

six shared taxes, side by side
Tax	KW	TH	Difference
Income Tax	0%	35%	TH +35 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax	15%	20%	TH +5 pp
VAT	0%	7%	TH +7 pp
Capital Gains Tax	0%	0%	match
Crypto Tax	0%	15%	TH +15 pp
Wealth Tax	0%	0%	match

Income Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Kuwait	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kuwait (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-15
Thailand	35%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	−35 pp	Thailand higher

Corporate Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Kuwait	15%	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	−5 pp	Thailand higher

Thailand has a corporate tax rate of 20%, 5pp above Kuwait's 15%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Kuwait	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kuwait (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-15
Thailand	7%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	−7 pp	Thailand higher

Thailand has a VAT rate of 7%, 7pp above Kuwait's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Kuwait	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kuwait (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-15
Thailand	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Kuwait and Thailand share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Crypto Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Kuwait	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kuwait (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-15
Thailand	15%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	−15 pp	Thailand higher

Thailand has a crypto tax rate of 15%, 15pp above Kuwait's 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: Kuwait sits below it, Thailand sits above it.

Wealth Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Kuwait	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-01-15
Thailand	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

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