Kuwait or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Kuwait, ahead by 3.4 FiScore points.

Tax Kuwait United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 15% 21% −6.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 10% to 37% −37.0 points
VAT standard rate 5% 11.73% −6.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Kuwait

Foreign-owned companies on foreign profit share 15%
Gulf companies 1% zakat and specific contributions 0%
Multinational groups revenue over €750 M, from 2025 15%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Kuwait page See the United States page