Taxes less subsidies on products in Kenya
Kenya: Taxes less subsidies on products was 1.31 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products in Kenya stood at 1.31 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products in Kenya peaked at 1.31 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 420.90 million current LCU, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 41st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 599.04 million current LCU | 420.90 million current LCU | 890.40 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.99 billion current LCU | 1.07 billion current LCU | 5.94 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.90 billion current LCU | 7.94 billion current LCU | 23.83 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.84 billion current LCU | 27.98 billion current LCU | 101.93 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.01 billion current LCU | 108.92 billion current LCU | 298.42 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 579.90 billion current LCU | 332.69 billion current LCU | 866.33 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 trillion current LCU | 852.92 billion current LCU | 1.31 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -276.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 300,727 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,200 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 17.30 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 133.81 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products in Kenya?
- Taxes less subsidies on products in Kenya was 1.31 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 420.90 million current LCU in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for taxes less subsidies on products?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.