NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 – Kenya has ranked 10th in Africa in tax and revenue mobilisation, scoring 67.9 out of 100 in 2025, according to the 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG).

The country’s performance has improved by 4.6 points since 2016, with the report classifying Kenya under “Increasing Improvement” as progress accelerated from 2021.

“Kenya’s performance has improved by 4.6 points since 2016 and is classified as Increasing Improvement, meaning that progress has accelerated since 2021,” the report says.

The ranking comes as the National Treasury seeks to increase Kenya’s tax-to-GDP ratio from about 13.5 percent to 20 percent under the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS) 2024/25-2026/27.

In the financial year ended June 2026, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh2.844 trillion, representing a 10.6 percent increase from the previous year.

South Africa topped the continent in tax and revenue mobilisation with a score of 92.4, followed by Côte d’Ivoire at 83.3, Namibia at 80, Lesotho at 79 and Senegal at 77.8.

“In the 2026 IIAG, South Africa is the highest-scoring country within the Tax & Revenue Mobilisation indicator in 2025, with a score of 92.4. Interestingly, South Africa’s score has remained around the 90-point mark across the whole decade (2016-2025), suggesting a robust and mature taxation capacity,” the report says.

At the bottom of the ranking were Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Comoros and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with scores of 2.8, 11.8, 12.1, 22.5, 25, 25.8 and 29.6, respectively.