Cameroon vs Kenya: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Cameroon
7.0%
in 2023
Kenya
7.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
100th
Kenya rank
99th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.0% against 7.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 100th and Kenya ranks 99th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.9% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 7.0% against 7.0% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Cameroon ranks 100th and Kenya ranks 99th 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 Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.