Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Kenya
Kenya: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.9854 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.9854 for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
That places Kenya 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9856 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9829 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9854 | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9854 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9952, 99% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9854 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 99% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9937 | 0.9829 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9854 | 0.9854 | 0.9854 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Kenya?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Kenya was 0.9854 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9829 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, 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.