Kenya vs Samoa: Taxes on international trade
Kenya
8.0%
in 2023
Samoa
8.2%
in 2023
Kenya rank
49th
Samoa rank
47th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 8.2% against 8.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Samoa ahead.
Kenya ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 47th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.8% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 0.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Kenya or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 8.2% against 8.0% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Kenya ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 47th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% 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 international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.