Kenya vs Uganda: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP
Kenya
0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Uganda
0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya rank
115th
Uganda rank
114th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 115th and Uganda ranks 114th of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 115th and Uganda ranks 114th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.