Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Kenya

Kenya: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
43rd
of 157 countries
All-time high
19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
13.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 2014–2023

051015202014201820232014: 13.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 14.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 15.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP2017: 15.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP2018: 14.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP2019: 15.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP2020: 15.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP2021: 14.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP2022: 17.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP2023: 19.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Kenya peaked at 19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Kenya ranks 43rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 2014 to 2023.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
2014 13.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2015 14.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP +9.1%
2016 15.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP +4.3%
2017 15.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2018 14.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2019 15.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP +5.9%
2020 15.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2021 14.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2022 17.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP +15.8%
2023 19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 14.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP 13.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP 15.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6
2020s 16.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP 14.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP 19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 40 Iceland 31.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 41 Serbia 26.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 42 Niger 24.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP
  4. 44 Vanuatu 19.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 45 Nepal 18.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 46 Cape Verde 17.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Kenya?
Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Kenya was 19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 19.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 13.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Kenya rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 43rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.