Ecuador vs Kenya: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
15.1%
in 2022
Kenya
16.1%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
124th
Kenya rank
121st
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.1% against 15.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Ecuador ranks 124th and Kenya ranks 121st of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 11.2% | 4.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 12.4% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.6% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 14.3% | 0.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 16.1% against 15.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Kenya?
- 1.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kenya?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Kenya rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 124th and Kenya ranks 121st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.