Tariff rate across all products in Kenya
Kenya: Tariff rate across all products was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Kenya, 1994–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate across all products in Kenya stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Kenya peaked at 20.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate across all products in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 20.6% | — |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -37.7% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +87.6% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +25.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 11.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 12.9% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.3% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 6.6% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.7% | 3 |
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 tariff rate across all products in Kenya?
- Tariff rate across all products in Kenya was 11.7% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.