Global rank
#62
Kenya • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free38 · 19%
Visa on arrival25 · 13%
eTA3 · 2%
Visa required133 · 67%
Bloc
EAC
8
Union Members
World reach
33%
About the Kenya passport
Ranked #62 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Kenya passport offers more travel freedom than 69% of passports worldwide. Kenya citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Kenya citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Kenya is 30%, with capital gains taxed at 15%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Kenya is a member of the East African Community, granting facilitated movement across East African member states.
Where Kenya passport holders can travel
Antigua and BarbudaBahamasBarbadosBeninBotswanaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosCôte d'IvoireCubaDjiboutiDominicaDR CongoEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGambiaGhanaGrenadaGuinea-BissauHaitiHong KongIndonesiaIranJamaicaJordanKiribatiLaosLesothoMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalPalauPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanTanzaniaTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUgandaVanuatuZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEstoniaFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJapanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth KoreaSpainSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTogoTongaTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemen
How Kenya compares regionally
Among East African Community members, the Kenya passport ranks 1st of 8 by mobility. The average passport rank across East African Community members is #75.