Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Kenya or United States of America?

Kenya, at 18.6% against 17.8% in United States of America as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States of America?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs United States of America: Revenue, excluding grants

Kenya

18.6%

in 2023

United States of America

17.8%

in 2024

Kenya rank

113th

United States of America rank

115th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

Kenya
United States of America

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 18.6% against 17.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 113th and United States of America ranks 115th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	19.5%	18.4%	1.1%	Kenya
2020s	17.9%	18.5%	0.6%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Kenya or United States of America?: Kenya, at 18.6% against 17.8% in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Kenya and United States of America?: 0.8%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Kenya and United States of America rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?: Kenya ranks 113th and United States of America ranks 115th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.