The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) surpassed its revenue target in December 2025, buoyed by strong growth in fuel-related taxes, according to figures released by the tax agency.
KRA collected KSh 307.63 billion during the month, exceeding the KSh 284.97 billion target and delivering a performance rate of 108 percent. This marked a 29.3 percent increase compared with the same month a year earlier. Collections from non-oil taxes also outperformed expectations, achieving a 103.4 percent performance rate and growing by 23.4 percent, supported by a 14.9 percent rise in non-oil import values.
For the full 2025/26 financial year, KRA is targeting total revenue of KSh 2.97 trillion, up from the KSh 2.57 trillion raised in 2024/25. Exchequer receipts in December stood at KSh 284.27 billion, above the KSh 261.76 billion target, leaving a surplus of KSh 22.51 billion.
Customs and Border Control collected KSh 85.93 billion, beating its KSh 83.01 billion target and registering year-on-year growth of 23.5 percent. The figure also surpassed the previous monthly peak of KSh 85.15 billion recorded in October 2025.
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The strong performance was largely driven by oil taxes, which expanded by 23.9 percent and recorded a 103.7 percent performance rate. Gains were seen across several fuel-related tax streams, including VAT on petroleum, import duty on fuel products, the Railway Development Levy, Petroleum Development Levy, Petroleum Regulatory Levy, and the Road Maintenance Levy Fund.
Domestic tax revenue reached KSh 221.29 billion, above the KSh 201.59 billion target, translating into a performance rate of 109.8 percent. This represented a 31.7 percent increase from the KSh 168.06 billion collected in December 2024.
