Kenya vs South Africa: Taxes on goods and services, GB

Kenya
191.10 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
333.17 billion current LCU
in 2008
Kenya rank
17th
South Africa rank
15th

Taxes on goods and services, GB over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
0100.0B200.0B300.0B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 333.17 billion current LCU against 191.10 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 142.07 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 50 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current LCU 797.25 million current LCU 797.25 million current LCU South Africa
1970s 0 current LCU 3.50 billion current LCU 3.50 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s 0 current LCU 24.42 billion current LCU 24.42 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 28.37 billion current LCU 81.34 billion current LCU 52.97 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 82.50 billion current LCU 231.50 billion current LCU 149.00 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, gb, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 333.17 billion current LCU against 191.10 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2008.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services, gb between Kenya and South Africa?
142.07 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2008.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for taxes on goods and services, gb?
Kenya ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,256 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.