Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kenya
Kenya: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 32.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
32.9%
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
150th
of 189 countries
All-time high
76.3%
in 2008
All-time low
32.9%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kenya, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kenya is 32.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kenya peaked at 76.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 150th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.3% | — |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -15.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 32.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 32.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 48.8% | 63.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 32.9% | 39.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kenya?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Kenya was 32.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Kenya ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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