Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Kenya
Kenya: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Kenya, 2014–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 8.0% for taxes on international trade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Kenya peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 49th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.8% | — |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 8.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 8.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 71% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 8.5% compare
- 47 Samoa 8.2% compare
- 48 Laos 8.1% compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 7.7% compare
- 51 Afghanistan 7.4%
- 52 Ireland 7.0%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Kenya?
- Taxes on international trade in Kenya was 8.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for taxes on international trade?
- Kenya ranks 49th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.