Paying taxes: Payments in Kenya

Kenya: Paying taxes: Payments was 24 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24 number per year
Change on year
down 31.4%
World rank
80th
of 187 countries
All-time high
52 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
24 number per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Kenya, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 52 number per year2006: 52 number per year2007: 51 number per year2008: 51 number per year2009: 51 number per year2010: 51 number per year2011: 51 number per year2012: 51 number per year2013: 51 number per year2014: 40 number per year2015: 41 number per year2016: 41 number per year2017: 36 number per year2018: 35 number per year2019: 24 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 24 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Kenya peaked at 52 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24 number per year, in 2019.

That places Kenya 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.4 number per year 51 number per year 52 number per year 5
2010s 42.1 number per year 24 number per year 51 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 77 Indonesia 26 number per year compare
  2. 77 Kyrgyzstan 26 number per year compare
  3. 79 Cote d'Ivoire 25 number per year compare
  4. 80 Burundi 24 number per year compare
  5. 82 Luxembourg 23 number per year compare
  6. 82 Madagascar 23 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Kenya?
Paying taxes: payments in Kenya was 24 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 52 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 24 number per year in 2019.
How does Kenya rank for paying taxes: payments?
Kenya ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.