Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Kenya
Kenya: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.9169 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Kenya is 0.9169, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,901.0% on the previous year and up 8,284.9% over ten years.
That places Kenya 12th out of 77 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0109 | — |
| 2015 | 0.0094 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 | +286.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0161 | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0306 | +89.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9169 | +2901.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9169 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0029, 311.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0137 | 0.0031 | 0.0306 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9169 | 0.9169 | 0.9169 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9941 compare
- 11 Norway 0.9893 compare
- 13 Brazil 0.8452 compare
- 14 Czechia 0.6081 compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5494 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 social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Kenya?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Kenya was 0.9169 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9169 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,284.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.