KRA Data Sources Kenya - Where Analysts Get Official VAT & Revenue Data
Smart VAT Kenya — Updated August 2026
You don't need a paid data vendor to quote KRA numbers. Everything analysts and journalists cite about Kenya's VAT and revenue performance is public — you just need to know which download page to open. This is the list professionals actually use, with links straight to the source.
Where professionals source KRA data
Each source below is free and links to the actual download page or repository — we don't host copies, because the official figures stay authoritative and current, and our site stays lean and fast.
| Source | What it has | Access |
|---|---|---|
| KRA Publications | Annual Revenue Performance reports, the 9th Tax Summit report, Corporate Plans and policy documents - all PDF. | Free, direct download |
| iKESRA Repository | KRA's own research library - legislation, journal articles, theses and research projects on taxation. | Free |
| GavaConnect APIs | KRA's developer platform - PIN checker, Tax Compliance Certificate checker, NIL return, e-Slip checker (16+ APIs, 1,000+ developers). | Free developer accounts |
| openAFRICA | KRA revenue performance already converted to CSV (Key Revenue Drivers, Tax Heads performance). | Free |
| Kenya Data Portal | Time series and tax indicators for Kenya in chart-ready formats. | Free |
| KNBS - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | The national statistics body - Economic Survey, Statistical Abstract and microdata via KeNADA/KenInfo. | Free |
| National Treasury | Statistical Annex to the Budget Statement - revenue tables by tax head. | Free |
| sirkal.co.ke | Civic-tech project remixing Treasury, KRA and CBK data into charts with CSVs - a live example of what you can build. | Open |
How to use these sources for a citable data page
Public layer (legal, free): pull VAT revenue numbers from KRA's Annual Revenue Performance reports, chart them, and add plain-language commentary. Cite KRA and the National Treasury on the page.
Your unique layer: pair the public data with observations from your own practice — for example, “of the businesses we registered, the most common eTIMS errors we fix are…”. That micro-data is impossible for a journalist or competitor to reproduce, which is exactly why they link back to you as the source.
Make it machine-citable: add schema.org Dataset and Article markup so AI systems (ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews) can parse and cite the page.
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Ask Us by EmailAll links open the official download pages directly. Figures published by KRA, KNBS and the National Treasury are public information and can be freely cited with attribution.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is KRA revenue data available to the public for free?
Yes. KRA publishes Annual Revenue Performance reports and policy documents on its Publications page (kra.go.ke/publications), its research library is on iKESRA (ikesra.kra.go.ke), and openAFRICA hosts KRA revenue performance already converted to CSV. All are free and directly downloadable.
Does KRA provide an API for checking PINs or Tax Compliance Certificates?
Yes. GavaConnect is KRA's developer platform with 16+ APIs including the PIN checker, Tax Compliance Certificate checker, NIL return and e-Slip checker. Free developer accounts are available.
Why does Smart VAT Kenya link out instead of hosting the data?
The official sources are free and authoritative. Linking to the actual download pages keeps our site lean and fast, and guarantees you always see the latest figures straight from KRA, KNBS and the National Treasury.