Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kenya
Kenya: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 16.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kenya, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Kenya stood at 16.07. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Kenya peaked at 16.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.27, in 1985.
That places Kenya 120th out of 186 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.
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, gaps filled 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 in Kenya?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kenya was 16.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Kenya ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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