Tax revenue as a share of GDP fell 5.31% to 14.3% in Kenya in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, tax revenue as a share of GDP in Kenya reached an all time high of 20.5% in 1995 and an all time low of 14.3% in 2020.
Kenya has been ranked 65th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of tax revenue as a share of GDP, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ethiopia | % | ... | 8.81% | 8.35% | 8.09% | 7.60% | 7.52% | |||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 15.1% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 22.2% | 21.4% | ||||||
Rwanda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.0% | 13.3% | 14.4% | 13.5% | 14.2% | ||||||||
Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||
South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.98% | 8.19% | 7.39% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 11.7% | ... | ... | |||||
Uganda | % | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 11.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Zambia | % | ... | 15.8% | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 16.6% |