Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya

Kenya: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 16.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.07
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
121st
of 187 countries
All-time high
16.07
in 2023
All-time low
9.27
in 1985
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya, 1980–2023

0510151980200120231980: 10.41981: 10.81982: 10.31983: 9.51984: 9.61985: 9.31986: 9.51987: 9.91988: 10.41989: 101990: 9.71991: 9.91992: 9.71993: 9.51994: 131995: 13.31996: 11.91997: 11.21998: 11.91999: 11.82000: 11.32001: 11.42002: 11.22003: 11.42004: 11.82005: 13.32006: 13.22007: 13.22008: 142009: 13.62010: 13.92011: 14.32012: 14.22013: 13.82014: 15.22015: 14.82016: 152017: 15.12018: 14.42019: 15.12020: 14.32021: 14.72022: 142023: 16.1

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya is 16.07, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 16.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.27, in 1985.

That places Kenya 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya, 1980 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1980 10.42
1981 10.82 +3.8%
1982 10.32 -4.6%
1983 9.49 -8.0%
1984 9.61 +1.2%
1985 9.27 -3.5%
1986 9.49 +2.4%
1987 9.92 +4.6%
1988 10.42 +5.1%
1989 9.98 -4.3%
1990 9.67 -3.0%
1991 9.95 +2.8%
1992 9.75 -2.0%
1993 9.48 -2.8%
1994 13.02 +37.3%
1995 13.27 +1.9%
1996 11.92 -10.1%
1997 11.2 -6.1%
1998 11.93 +6.5%
1999 11.83 -0.9%
2000 11.27 -4.7%
2001 11.43 +1.4%
2002 11.21 -2.0%
2003 11.4 +1.7%
2004 11.75 +3.1%
2005 13.33 +13.4%
2006 13.18 -1.1%
2007 13.2 +0.1%
2008 13.96 +5.7%
2009 13.59 -2.6%
2010 13.86 +2.0%
2011 14.28 +3.0%
2012 14.21 -0.5%
2013 13.84 -2.6%
2014 15.19 +9.7%
2015 14.84 -2.3%
2016 14.97 +0.8%
2017 15.06 +0.6%
2018 14.37 -4.6%
2019 15.1 +5.1%
2020 14.31 -5.2%
2021 14.72 +2.9%
2022 13.99 -5.0%
2023 16.07 +14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.97 9.27 10.82 10
1990s 11.2 9.48 13.27 10
2000s 12.43 11.21 13.96 10
2010s 14.57 13.84 15.19 10
2020s 14.77 13.99 16.07 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 118 Peru 16.91 compare
  2. 119 Micronesia, Federated States of 16.5 compare
  3. 120 Zambia 16.23 compare
  4. 122 Papua New Guinea 15.83 compare
  5. 123 Mali 15.51 compare
  6. 124 Ecuador 15.13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya?
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya was 16.07 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 16.07 in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 9.27 in 1985.
How does Kenya rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,336 data points, 1980–2023
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Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.