Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 16.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kenya, 1980–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,758 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.526 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.93 (2023)
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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Tax revenues vs income inequality Our World in Data
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About this data
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.