Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kenya

Kenya: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 941.58 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
941.58 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
39th
of 153 countries
All-time high
941.58 billion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
449.59 billion current LCU
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2023

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kenya, 2014–2023

0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B1.0T2014201820232014: 449.6B current LCU2015: 509.2B current LCU2017: 627.5B current LCU2018: 657.2B current LCU2019: 686.2B current LCU2020: 707.1B current LCU2021: 694.1B current LCU2022: 876.8B current LCU2023: 941.6B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kenya is 941.58 billion current LCU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kenya peaked at 941.58 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 449.59 billion current LCU, in 2014.

Kenya ranks 39th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in Kenya, 2014 to 2023.
Year current LCU Change
2014 449.59 billion current LCU
2015 509.16 billion current LCU +13.2%
2017 627.47 billion current LCU +23.2%
2018 657.23 billion current LCU +4.7%
2019 686.16 billion current LCU +4.4%
2020 707.15 billion current LCU +3.1%
2021 694.05 billion current LCU -1.9%
2022 876.80 billion current LCU +26.3%
2023 941.58 billion current LCU +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 585.92 billion current LCU 449.59 billion current LCU 686.16 billion current LCU 5
2020s 804.89 billion current LCU 694.05 billion current LCU 941.58 billion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 36 Somalia 1.02 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 37 Rwanda 1.01 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 38 Armenia 985.78 billion current LCU compare
  4. 40 Sri Lanka 911.11 billion current LCU compare
  5. 41 Bangladesh 873.40 billion current LCU compare
  6. 42 Norway 789.14 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kenya?
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kenya was 941.58 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 941.58 billion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 449.59 billion current LCU in 2014.
How does Kenya rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Kenya ranks 39th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,587 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.