Kenya Tax Revenue: % of GDP
2006 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP
- Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 6.2 % in Dec 2020.
- This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.4 % for Dec 2019.
- Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 7.8 % from Dec 2006 to 2020, with 15 observations.
- The data reached an all-time high of 8.8 % in 2013 and a record low of 6.2 % in 2020.
- Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Annual: Middle East and Africa.
CEIC calculates annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Tax Revenue and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kenya provides year-to-date Tax Revenue in local currency. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Tax Revenue covers Central Government only.
View Kenya's Tax Revenue: % of GDP from 2006 to 2020 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Tax Revenue: % of GDP in 2020?
Kenya Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 6.2 % in Dec 2020. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 2020 | 7.4 2019 | 6.2 2020 | 8.8 2013 | % | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 19.3 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Algeria (%) | 5.8 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 15.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Armenia (%) | 25.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Australia (%) | 30.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Austria (%) | 26.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 15.4 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) | 3.7 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 7.9 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Belarus (%) | 22.1 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2021 |
| Belgium (%) | 29.7 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Bolivia (%) | 18.3 2018 | yearly | 1990 - 2018 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 21.5 2020 | yearly | 2005 - 2020 |
| Botswana (%) | 31.6 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Brazil (%) | 16.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Jun 2022 |
| Brunei (%) | 2.1 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 30.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 16.3 2021 | yearly | 2013 - 2021 |
| Canada (%) | 14.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2022 |
| Chile (%) | 20.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| China (%) | 11.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2022 |
| Colombia (%) | 16.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Croatia (%) | 25.8 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2019 |
| Cyprus (%) | 25.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 17.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Denmark (%) | 42.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Ecuador (%) | 14.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Egypt (%) | 5.5 2020 | yearly | 2005 - 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 19.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| European Union (%) | 26.9 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Finland (%) | 32.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| France (%) | 15.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | 28.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Germany (%) | 24.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2022 |
| Ghana (%) | 9.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Greece (%) | 23.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 20.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1979 - Mar 2022 |
| Hungary (%) | 25.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | 31.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| India (%) | 5.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| Indonesia (%) | 8.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2022 |
| Iran (%) | 5.8 2019 | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
| Ireland (%) | 15.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Israel (%) | 29.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Italy (%) | 24.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 12.0 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Japan (%) | 11.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1983 - Mar 2022 |
| Jordan (%) | 15.3 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 14.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
| Kenya (%) | 6.2 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 12.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Kosovo (%) | 27.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 1.5 2020 | yearly | 1986 - 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 34.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Laos (%) | 10.0 2021 | yearly | 2012 - 2021 |
| Latvia (%) | 19.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Lebanon (%) | 10.9 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 22.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 26.7 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 21.6 2020 | yearly | 2002 - 2020 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 19.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Malawi (%) | 11.7 2020 | yearly | 2009 - 2020 |
| Malaysia (%) | 16.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2021 |
| Malta (%) | 23.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Mauritius (%) | 18.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2022 |
| Mexico (%) | 16.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2022 |
| Moldova (%) | 19.9 2020 | yearly | 2004 - 2020 |
| Mongolia (%) | 28.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Montenegro (%) | 29.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 24.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 18.4 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Myanmar (%) | 4.5 2021 | yearly | 2005 - 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 19.1 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (%) | 29.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| New Zealand (%) | 31.6 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Norway (%) | 35.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 3.6 2020 | yearly | 1996 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) | 5.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 21.4 2020 | yearly | 2005 - 2020 |
| Panama (%) | 7.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Paraguay (%) | 9.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Peru (%) | 19.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 14.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2022 |
| Poland (%) | 16.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Portugal (%) | 23.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Russia (%) | 23.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2022 |
| Serbia (%) | 40.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Singapore (%) | 14.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1987 - Mar 2022 |
| Slovakia (%) | 14.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Slovenia (%) | 20.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 26.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Spain (%) | 22.9 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 7.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2021 |
| Sudan (%) | 4.0 2020 | yearly | 2001 - 2020 |
| Sweden (%) | 22.6 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Switzerland (%) | 27.3 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Taiwan (%) | 16.5 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2022 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 20.5 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
| Thailand (%) | 13.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Tunisia (%) | 24.6 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2022 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 14,068.677 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 6.2 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 73,358.7 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 5,190.245 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 13,813.335 2027 | yearly | 1998 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 4,315.443 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 229,594.491 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 440,489.745 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 1,915,623.584 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 1,635,894.976 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 471,724.735 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 2,560,239.937 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 1,833,254.168 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn) | 4,268,660.000 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.296 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -911.1 Mar 2022 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 956.6 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 60.2 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 4,331.631 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 117,998.396 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 15,364.292 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,867.8 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 13.9 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 511,040.926 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 171,590.706 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 50.402 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 101.973 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 15.918 Apr 2022 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 312.178 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 213,516.620 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 109,358.260 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 41,882.270 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 11,361.240 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 13,558.640 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 3,415.520 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 363.620 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 6,360.070 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 7,681.590 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,385.080 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 6,399.160 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 4,292.690 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 50,645.010 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 37,937.830 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 39,240.820 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 18,322.660 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 39,283.340 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 36,265.170 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 21,434.900 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 3,398.830 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 10,726.530 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 1,641.820 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 107.100 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 110.800 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 11.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2021 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,674.259 Dec 2019 | monthly | Apr 2001 - Dec 2019 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 16,096.844 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 29,842.845 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - May 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.8 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - May 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - May 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 8,787.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - May 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.492 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.1 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 2005 - May 2022 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.024 Jun 2022 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Jun 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 36,727.956 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.9 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 43,828.5 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.6 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Apr 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 40,041.045 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 13.87 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 25.98 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 3,483,800.000 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - May 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 4,312,300.000 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - May 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 1,860,800.000 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - May 2022 |
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