Kenya vs Uganda: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Kenya
33.3%
in 2023
Uganda
33.7%
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
Uganda rank
36th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 33.7% against 33.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 36th of 153 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.1% | 29.6% | 6.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 30.1% | 3.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 33.7% against 33.3% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Kenya ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 36th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.