Kenya VAT standard rate
Kenya VAT standard rate is 16 percent, in force since 1 Jan 2021. Last checked against the official source on 13 Sep 2026.
Standard value-added tax rate.
| Current value | 16 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2021-01-01 |
| Official source | Kenya Revenue Authority — Value Added Tax (VAT) |
| Last verified | 2026-09-13 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
16% continuously since 2021-01-01 (restored from the temporary 14% COVID rate). The separate 8% petroleum band was deleted by the Finance Act 2023 (2023-07-01). Finance Acts 2025 and 2026 reclassified specific supplies only. A temporary product-specific VAT reduction on petrol/diesel/kerosene (Legal Notices 69/70, April 2026, 90 days ending 2026-07-14) did not alter the standard rate. Verify at each Finance Act cycle (July). VAT BANDS (added 2026-07-27): the country's other statutory bands are now served as structured data on this series and can be priced through /v1/answers/vat by passing the band key. We publish each band and the scope the instrument itself states; we do NOT classify a particular supply into a band, which is a legal determination.
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ke/vat
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ke/vat/history?from=2020-01-01
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The same figure elsewhere: Lesotho · Mali · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · all 34