Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Kenya

Kenya: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 65 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
65
Change on year
up 39.3%
World rank
109th
of 191 countries
All-time high
65
in 2019
All-time low
18.33
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Kenya, 2005–2019

2030405060702005201220192005: 18.32006: 18.32007: 202008: 202009: 202010: 202011: 202012: 202013: 202014: 38.32015: 36.72016: 36.72017: 452018: 46.72019: 65

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Kenya is 65, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 39.3% on the previous year and up 225.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Kenya peaked at 65 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.33, in 2005.

That places Kenya 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Kenya, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 18.33 —
2006 18.33 +0.0%
2007 20 +9.1%
2008 20 +0.0%
2009 20 +0.0%
2010 20 +0.0%
2011 20 +0.0%
2012 20 +0.0%
2013 20 +0.0%
2014 38.33 +91.7%
2015 36.67 -4.3%
2016 36.67 +0.0%
2017 45 +22.7%
2018 46.67 +3.7%
2019 65 +39.3%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 65 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 65 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.33 18.33 20 5
2010s 34.83 20 65 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 107 Luxembourg 66.67 compare
  2. 107 Madagascar 66.67 compare
  3. 109 Burundi 65 compare
  4. 111 Cote d'Ivoire 63.33 compare
  5. 112 Indonesia 61.67 compare
  6. 112 Kyrgyzstan 61.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Kenya?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Kenya was 65 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 65 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 18.33 in 2005.
How does Kenya rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Kenya ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 225.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.