Kenya vs Korea: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Kenya
7.0%
in 2023
Korea
7.3%
in 2023
Kenya rank
99th
Korea rank
97th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Kenya
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 99th and Korea ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 6.9% | 2.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 8.0% | 2.8% | Korea |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 8.5% | 2.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 8.0% | 1.6% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Kenya or Korea?
- Korea, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Kenya and Korea?
- 0.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Korea rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Kenya ranks 99th and Korea ranks 97th 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.