Ghana vs Kenya: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues

Ghana
14.57 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
15.63 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
19th
Kenya rank
16th

Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues over time

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 15.63 Percentage of GDP against 14.57 Percentage of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 1.06 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 16th of 36 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 9.21 Percentage of GDP 14.47 Percentage of GDP 5.26 Percentage of GDP Kenya
2010s 12.72 Percentage of GDP 16.76 Percentage of GDP 4.04 Percentage of GDP Kenya
2020s 14.43 Percentage of GDP 15.85 Percentage of GDP 1.42 Percentage of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues, Ghana or Kenya?
Kenya, at 15.63 Percentage of GDP against 14.57 Percentage of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues between Ghana and Kenya?
1.06 Percentage of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
Ghana ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 998 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.