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Tobacco Data for Kenya 1948-2017

Kenya, 1948 - 2017
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ken-etcp-tdk-1948-2017-v2
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Data on Aliments, Tobacco and Alcohol (DATA) Project
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Research unit on the Economics of Excisable Products
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Jun 08, 2017
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    Survey ID number

    ken-etcp-tdk-1948-2017-v2

    Title

    Tobacco Data for Kenya 1948-2017

    Country
    Name Country code
    Kenya ken
    Study type

    Price Survey [hh/prc]

    Series Information

    Data on Aliments, Tobacco and Alcohol (DATA) Project. Tobacco Data for Kenya 1948-2017 [dataset]. Version 2. Cape Town: DATA [producer], 2018. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/rjdd-5z75

    Abstract

    The Data on Alcohol, Tobacco and Aliments (DATA) in Africa Project of the Economics of Tobacco Control Project at the University of Cape Town seeks to increase awareness of and access to economic and policy data for tobacco and alcohol-related policies in sub-Saharan Africa. The project collated economic data on tobacco in Kenya from public records. Data on consumption, production, price, trade, excise tax and tax revenue of tobacco and tobacco products were extracted from the KNBS annual reports, Statistical Abstracts and Economic Surveys. The DATA Project sourced the tobacco excise tax regime data from reports of the Kenya Institute of Public Research and International Institute for Legislative Affairs in Kenya. The tobacco tax structure data illustrates the progression from a uniform tax, to a tiered tobacco excise tax system, and then to a specific tax between 2003 and 2016. Tobacco consumption, tax revenue, trade, and price data are all imperative for sound research on the impact of tobacco tax and other policies on consumption, trade and revenue. This research is crucial for policy makers and public health advocates.

    Kind of Data

    Administrative records

    Unit of Analysis

    Other

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution

    Version Date

    2018

    Version Notes

    Version 1 of the dataset was deposited by the Data on Alcohol and Tobacco in Africa Project at the University of Cape Town in June 2017.
    This version, version 2, has updated data which was deposited with DataFirst in October 2018.

    Scope

    Notes

    The dataset includes data on production and consumption of tobacco and tobacco products (cigars and cigarettes), prices over time for one Kenyan cigarette brand, tobacco trade (imports and exports of tobacco, unit price of imports of cigars and cigarettes), taxation, including excise revenue (tobacco and cigarettes) and excise tax (cigarettes) , and percentage tobacco market share of producers in Kenya.

    Keywords
    excise tax revenue tobacco export import Cigarettes Cigars Kenya

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The data has national coverage.

    Universe

    The dataset includes economic data on tobacco and tobacco products in Kenya.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Data on Aliments, Tobacco and Alcohol (DATA) Project University of Cape Town
    Producers
    Name Role
    Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Original data source
    Kenya Institute for Public Research and Policy Analysis Original data source
    International Institute for Legislative Affairs Original data source
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    International Development Research Centre Funder

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1948 2017
    Mode of data collection
    • Other [oth]
    Data Collection Notes

    The data was sourced from government reports and reports of non-governmental research organisations in Kenya.

    Data appraisal

    Data Appraisal

    Production and Consumption Data:
    The main source of production and consumption data are reports from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (Annual Reports, Economic Surveys, and the Statistical Abstracts). There are inconsistencies in the cigarette and cigar production and consumption data across different years in these reports from 2004 to 2011, however. The DATA project selected the most likely amounts, and the dataset includes source documentation for further details. Data for the most recent year (2015) is provisional, and subject to revision.

    Excise Tax Data:
    As of 2003, there were four tiers of cigarette excise taxes in Kenya. The tiers were based on the retail selling price (RSP) of the cigarette brand. This excise tax was increased across all tiers in 2005, and increased again for cigarettes with a RSP above 3500 Kenyan Shillings (KES) in 2006, and again amended in 2007. The excise tax on cigarettes in the other 3 tiers were also increased and revised againin 2008. In July 2011, the complex excise tax structure was amended to KES 1,200 or 35% of the RSP, whichever was higher. In November 2015, the excise tax was KES 2500 across all brands and RSPs. Additional taxes on cigarettes in Kenya include value added tax (VAT) at 16% of ex -factory price, and import duties at 30% value of consignment. Countries in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) receive preferential rates on import duties.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za support@data1st.org
    Access conditions

    Public use files, available to all

    Citation requirements

    Data on Aliments, Tobacco and Alcohol (DATA) Project. Tobacco Data for Kenya 1948-2017 [dataset]. Version 2. Cape Town: DATA [producer], 2018. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/rjdd-5z75

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org support.data1st.org

    Metadata production

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2020-06-22

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 4

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