Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 18.06 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
18.06
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
157th
of 195 countries
All-time high
18.06
in 2030
All-time low
9.33
in 1992
Years of data
40
1991–2030
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Kenya, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Kenya stood at 18.06. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Kenya peaked at 18.06 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 9.33, in 1992.
That places Kenya 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.88 | — |
| 1992 | 9.33 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 10.35 | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 14.65 | +41.6% |
| 1995 | 17.1 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 14.73 | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 14.64 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 15.32 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 14.53 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 14.47 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.41 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.36 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.29 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 15.95 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 16.06 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.88 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 17.12 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.96 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.15 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.87 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 16.48 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 16.81 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.98 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 17.67 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.14 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.89 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17.8 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.54 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 16.67 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.82 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.1 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.99 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 17.49 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 17.23 | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 17.22 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 17.64 | +2.4% |
| 2028 | 17.91 | +1.6% |
| 2029 | 18.05 | +0.8% |
| 2030 | 18.06 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.39 | 9.33 | 17.1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.86 | 14.36 | 17.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.42 | 16.48 | 17.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.31 | 16.67 | 18.05 | 10 |
| 2030s | 18.06 | 18.06 | 18.06 | 1 |
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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 revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Kenya?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Kenya was 18.06 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.06 in 2030.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October