What is the difference in tax revenue between Burkina Faso and Kenya?

506.74 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Tax revenue

Burkina Faso

2.62 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Kenya

2.11 trillion current LCU

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

38th

Kenya rank

41st

Tax revenue over time

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.62 trillion current LCU against 2.11 trillion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 506.74 billion current LCU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 41st of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.17 trillion current LCU	1.21 trillion current LCU	36.71 billion current LCU	Kenya
2020s	1.87 trillion current LCU	1.81 trillion current LCU	60.91 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Burkina Faso, at 2.62 trillion current LCU against 2.11 trillion current LCU in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 506.74 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for tax revenue?: Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 41st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.