How does Kenya rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Kenya ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.

Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Kenya

Name: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Kenya
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Kenya: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

115th

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya is 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya peaked at 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.

Kenya ranks 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1962	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1963	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1964	0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1965	0.0811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1966	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1967	0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1968	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1969	0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1970	0.0938 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1971	0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1972	0.0848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1973	0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1974	0.1149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1975	0.1166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1976	0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1977	0.1179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1978	0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1979	0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1980	0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1981	0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1982	0.1318 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1983	0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1984	0.1313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1985	0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1986	0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1987	0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1988	0.1455 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1989	0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1990	0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1991	0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1992	0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1993	0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1994	0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1995	0.1536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1996	0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.3%
1997	0.1039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1998	0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1999	0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2000	0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2001	0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2002	0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2003	0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2004	0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2005	0.1089 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2006	0.1139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2007	0.1152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2008	0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2009	0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
2010	0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2011	0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2012	0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2013	0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2014	0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2015	0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2016	0.0879 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2017	0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2018	0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2019	0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2020	0.0796 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2021	0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2022	0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2023	0.081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2024	0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2025	0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%

Kenya compared with similar countries

Kenya's 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Kenya's 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1996	-31.3%	0.1536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0785 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1097 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0789 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Kenya

112 Madagascar 0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
113 Costa Rica 0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
114 Uganda 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 Peru 0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Suriname 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
118 San Marino 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Kenya

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SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya?: Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya was 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
How does Kenya rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 198 places, 8,406 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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.