Kenya vs Zambia: Indirect taxes

Kenya
383.07 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
799.90 billion current LCU
in 1999
Kenya rank
4th
Zambia rank
3rd

Indirect taxes over time

  • Kenya
  • Zambia
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B196519882011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 799.90 billion current LCU against 383.07 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 416.83 billion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 3rd of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.95 billion current LCU 237.00 million current LCU 5.71 billion current LCU Kenya
1980s 13.92 billion current LCU 1.35 billion current LCU 12.56 billion current LCU Kenya
1990s 62.87 billion current LCU 349.15 billion current LCU 286.28 billion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher indirect taxes, Kenya or Zambia?
Zambia, at 799.90 billion current LCU against 383.07 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 1999.
What is the difference in indirect taxes between Kenya and Zambia?
416.83 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1999.
How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for indirect taxes?
Kenya ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 3rd of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Indirect taxes (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Indirect taxes (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 530 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current local currency.