Kenya: Taxes on goods and services
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| Kenya |
Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 33.51 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2014 - 2023 |
| Average | 32.67 |
| Min - Max | 29.40 - 36.13 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 33.51 percent, an increase from 33.44 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 32.78 percent, based on data from 88 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 2014 to 2023 is 32.67 percent. The minimum value, 29.4 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 36.13 percent was recorded in 2019.
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Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.
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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 |