Customs and other import duties in Kenya
Kenya: Customs and other import duties was 6.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Kenya, 2014–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6.2% for customs and other import duties in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Kenya peaked at 7.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 76th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Customs and other import duties in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.4% | — |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 73 Mozambique 6.7% compare
- 74 El Salvador 6.7% compare
- 75 Saudi Arabia 6.4% compare
- 77 Argentina 6.0% compare
- 78 Uruguay 5.9% compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 5.5% compare
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Kenya?
- Customs and other import duties in Kenya was 6.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for customs and other import duties?
- Kenya ranks 76th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.