Kenya vs Zambia: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Kenya
7.0%
in 2023
Zambia
7.2%
in 2023
Kenya rank
99th
Zambia rank
98th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 98th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 6.0% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Kenya |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 7.2% 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 Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Kenya ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 98th 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.