Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya
Kenya: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 72.79 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya, 2015–2019
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 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64.43 | — |
| 2016 | 65.04 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 67.51 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 68.21 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.79 | +6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 72.79 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 72.79 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
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 95th out of 191 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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About this data
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.