Paying taxes: Profit tax in Kenya
Kenya: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 30.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Kenya, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Kenya is 30.1%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Kenya peaked at 33.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2012.
That places Kenya 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.0% | — |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 33.0% | 33.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.4% | 33.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.5% compare
- 12 Comoros 30.4% compare
- 14 New Zealand 29.9% compare
- 15 Honduras 29.2% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 29.1% compare
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: profit tax in Kenya?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Kenya was 30.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.