Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya

Kenya: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 72.79 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
72.79
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
93rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
72.79
in 2019
All-time low
64.43
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 64.42016: 652017: 67.52018: 68.22019: 72.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kenya is 72.79, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over five years.

That places Kenya 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 90 Syria 73.97 compare
  2. 91 Uganda 73.1 compare
  3. 92 Sierra Leone 72.97 compare
  4. 94 Philippines 72.56 compare
  5. 95 Barbados 72.35 compare
  6. 96 Bulgaria 72.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kenya?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kenya was 72.79 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 72.79 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 64.43 in 2015.
How does Kenya rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Kenya ranks 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.