Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Kenya
Kenya: Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
104th
of 188 countries
All-time high
35
in 2012
All-time low
0
in 2008
Years of data
9
2008–2024
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Kenya, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0 for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Kenya peaked at 35 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.
That places Kenya 104th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 35 | — |
| 2014 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.96. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.35. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 14 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 101 Portugal 1 compare
- 101 Denmark 1 compare
- 101 Sweden 1 compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 0
- 104 Malaysia 0 compare
- 104 Kuwait 0
- 104 Iceland 0
- 104 Jamaica 0
- 104 Maldives 0
- 104 Barbados 0
- 104 Libya 0
- 104 Palau 0
- 104 Vanuatu 0
- 104 Canada 0
- 104 Mauritius 0
- 104 North Korea 0
- 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 104 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 104 Belarus 0
- 104 Lebanon 0 compare
- 104 Cameroon 0 compare
- 104 Ecuador 0 compare
- 104 Papua New Guinea 0
- 104 Nepal 0
- 104 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 104 South Korea 0
- 104 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 104 South Africa 0
- 104 Peru 0 compare
- 104 Indonesia 0 compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 104 Myanmar 0 compare
- 104 Norway 0
- 104 Cook Islands 0
- 104 Iran 0 compare
- 104 Jordan 0 compare
- 104 Niue 0
- 104 Somalia 0
- 104 Afghanistan 0
- 104 Singapore 0
- 104 Philippines 0
- 104 Bahamas 0 compare
- 104 Australia 0
- 104 Solomon Islands 0
- 104 Kiribati 0
- 104 Madagascar 0 compare
- 104 Guyana 0 compare
- 104 Iraq 0
- 104 Uruguay 0
- 104 Tanzania 0
- 104 Samoa 0
- 104 United States 0
- 104 Namibia 0
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 104 Botswana 0 compare
- 104 Sri Lanka 0
- 104 Eswatini 0
- 104 Zambia 0
- 104 Gambia 0
- 104 Bolivia 0 compare
- 104 Honduras 0 compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 0
- 104 Mongolia 0
- 104 Seychelles 0
- 104 Marshall Islands 0
- 104 Dominica 0
- 104 Lesotho 0
- 104 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 104 Pakistan 0 compare
- 104 Liberia 0 compare
- 104 Tonga 0
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 104 Belize 0
- 104 Micronesia (country) 0
- 104 Armenia 0 compare
- 104 East Timor 0
- 104 Burundi 0 compare
- 104 Mozambique 0 compare
- 104 Fiji 0
- 104 Albania 0
- 104 Tajikistan 0
- 104 Andorra 0 compare
- 104 New Zealand 0
- 104 Japan 0
- 104 Malawi 0
- 104 Nauru 0
- 104 Uganda 0
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,325 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Kenya?
- Tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Kenya was 0 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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