Taxes on goods and services in Kenya
Kenya: Taxes on goods and services was 8.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Kenya, 2014–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services in Kenya stood at 8.7%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Kenya peaked at 9.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 91st of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on goods and services in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.8% | — |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 4 |
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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 taxes on goods and services in Kenya?
- Taxes on goods and services in Kenya was 8.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.