Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kenya
Kenya: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kenya is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kenya peaked at 2.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2018.
Kenya ranks 175th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -53.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +66.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +66.8% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| 2010 | -53.9% | 2.1% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 172 Uzbekistan 1.3% compare
- 173 Tajikistan 1.3% compare
- 174 Turkmenistan 1.3% compare
- 176 Uganda 1.3% compare
- 177 Cameroon 1.3% compare
- 178 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.2% compare
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kenya?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kenya was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- How does Kenya rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Kenya ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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