DATAVIZ
THE INFORMAL SECTOR
16.61
A study by Parliamentary Budget office in 2010 indicates that the potential Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the informal economy has been increasing significantly and it is estimated that between 2002 and 2008,
the potential GDP of the economy increased steadily every year from 7.58 % in 2002 to 16.61 % in 2008. According to the report, in 2006, 2007 and 2008, the government lost over sh300 million due to failure to tax the informal sector.