Kenya: Income and profits taxes
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| Kenya |
Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 33.33 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2014 - 2023 |
| Average | 35.35 |
| Min - Max | 32.78 - 37.43 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 33.33 percent, an increase from 33.04 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 25.45 percent, based on data from 85 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 2014 to 2023 is 35.35 percent. The minimum value, 32.78 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 37.43 percent was recorded in 2015.
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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 11.16 | 2024 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 15.24 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -5.77 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -0.52 | 2024 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 14.06 | 2023 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 37.20 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 180 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 33.51 | 2023 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 8.00 | 2023 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 33.33 | 2023 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 2,595.82 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 67.34 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt in foreign currency, percent | 46.83 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 45.87 | 2024 | percent |
| Sovereign debt average maturity | 7.96 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 9.14 | 2024 | percent |