01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$120.34B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 67 of 210

Real GDP growth4.7%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$2,1322024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity33.2%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing7.7%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −8.0 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Kenya	1970	$2.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$243	Not published	Not published	26.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1971	$3.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$259	Not published	Not published	25.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1972	$3.43B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$281	Not published	Not published	24.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1973	$4.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$321	Not published	Not published	23.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1974	$4.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	$369	Not published	Not published	24.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1975	$5.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$391	Not published	Not published	23.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1976	$5.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$404	Not published	Not published	23.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1977	$7.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	$505	Not published	Not published	26.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1978	$8.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	$578	Not published	Not published	25.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1979	$9.89B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$640	Not published	Not published	25.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1980	$11.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	$719	Not published	Not published	25.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1981	$10.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$655	Not published	Not published	23.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1982	$10.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	$608	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1983	$9.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	$545	Not published	Not published	19.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1984	$10.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	$544	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1985	$9.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$520	Not published	Not published	18.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1986	$11.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	$592	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1987	$12.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$629	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1988	$13.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$649	Not published	Not published	16.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1989	$13.56B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$613	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1990	$13.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$606	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1991	$13.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$553	Not published	Not published	12.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1992	$12.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	$530	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1993	$8.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$357	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1994	$11.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$442	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1995	$14.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$553	Not published	Not published	10.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1996	$15.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	$550	Not published	Not published	10.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1997	$16.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	$583	Not published	Not published	10.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1998	$17.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$610	Not published	Not published	11.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1999	$16.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	$541	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2000	$15.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	$517	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2001	$16.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	$516	Not published	Not published	9.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2002	$16.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	$507	Not published	Not published	9.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2003	$18.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	$557	Not published	Not published	9.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2004	$20.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$583	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2005	$23.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$658	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2006	$28.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$767	Not published	Not published	9.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2007	$35.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$920	Not published	Not published	10.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2008	$39.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	$1,003	Not published	Not published	10.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2009	$42.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	$1,048	Not published	Not published	11.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2010	$45.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	$1,092	Not published	Not published	11.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2011	$46.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$1,096	Not published	Not published	10.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2012	$56.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$1,294	Not published	Not published	12.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2013	$61.67B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$1,371	Not published	Not published	12.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2014	$68.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	$1,483	Not published	Not published	13.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2015	$70.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$1,489	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2016	$74.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$1,554	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2017	$82.04B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$1,667	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2018	$92.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	$1,836	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2019	$100.38B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$1,960	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2020	$100.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$1,928	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2021	$109.70B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$2,061	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2022	$114.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$2,110	Not published	Not published	16.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2023	$107.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	$1,943	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2024	$120.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$2,132	Not published	Not published	15.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

KenyaAfricaEastern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Kenya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

KenyaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$2.76B → $13.87B

Compound annual change: +8.4% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$13.87B → $45.41B

Compound annual change: +6.1% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$45.41B → $120.34B

Compound annual change: +7.2% CAGR

Nominal GDP$120.34B2024 · Published series · World rank 67 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$125.73B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Kenya	1970	$2.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$13.75B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1971	$3.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1972	$3.43B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$15.38B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1973	$4.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.18B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1974	$4.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.97B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1975	$5.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1976	$5.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$17.59B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1977	$7.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$19.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1978	$8.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$20.93B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1979	$9.89B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$21.72B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1980	$11.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$22.93B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1981	$10.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$23.80B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1982	$10.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$24.67B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1983	$9.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$25.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1984	$10.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$25.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1985	$9.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$26.54B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1986	$11.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1987	$12.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$30.13B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1988	$13.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$31.99B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1989	$13.56B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$33.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1990	$13.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$34.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1991	$13.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$35.40B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1992	$12.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$35.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1993	$8.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$35.24B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1994	$11.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$36.17B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1995	$14.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$37.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1996	$15.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$39.33B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1997	$16.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$39.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1998	$17.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$40.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1999	$16.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$41.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2000	$15.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$41.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2001	$16.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$43.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2002	$16.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$43.94B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2003	$18.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$45.22B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2004	$20.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$47.53B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2005	$23.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$50.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2006	$28.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$53.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2007	$35.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$57.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2008	$39.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$57.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2009	$42.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$61.80B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2010	$45.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$66.78B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2011	$46.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$70.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2012	$56.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$73.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2013	$61.67B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$76.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2014	$68.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$79.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2015	$70.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$83.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2016	$74.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$87.53B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2017	$82.04B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$90.89B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2018	$92.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$96.02B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2019	$100.38B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$100.93B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2020	$100.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$100.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2021	$109.70B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$108.30B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2022	$114.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$113.56B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2023	$107.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$120.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2024	$120.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$125.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Eastern Africa$583.45B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Kenya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

KenyaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$243 → $606

Compound annual change: +4.7% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$606 → $1,092

Compound annual change: +3.0% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$1,092 → $2,132

Compound annual change: +4.9% CAGR

GDP per person$2,1322024 · Published series · World rank 169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$2,2282024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Kenya	1970	$243	Not published	Not published	26.1 (world = 100)	$1,209	Not published	Not published	23.3 (world = 100)
Kenya	1971	$259	Not published	Not published	25.9 (world = 100)	$1,242	Not published	Not published	23.4 (world = 100)
Kenya	1972	$281	Not published	Not published	24.9 (world = 100)	$1,260	Not published	Not published	23.0 (world = 100)
Kenya	1973	$321	Not published	Not published	23.8 (world = 100)	$1,281	Not published	Not published	22.4 (world = 100)
Kenya	1974	$369	Not published	Not published	24.6 (world = 100)	$1,299	Not published	Not published	22.7 (world = 100)
Kenya	1975	$391	Not published	Not published	23.8 (world = 100)	$1,251	Not published	Not published	22.1 (world = 100)
Kenya	1976	$404	Not published	Not published	23.1 (world = 100)	$1,260	Not published	Not published	21.5 (world = 100)
Kenya	1977	$505	Not published	Not published	26.1 (world = 100)	$1,331	Not published	Not published	22.2 (world = 100)
Kenya	1978	$578	Not published	Not published	25.7 (world = 100)	$1,402	Not published	Not published	22.8 (world = 100)
Kenya	1979	$640	Not published	Not published	25.1 (world = 100)	$1,405	Not published	Not published	22.4 (world = 100)
Kenya	1980	$719	Not published	Not published	25.8 (world = 100)	$1,432	Not published	Not published	22.8 (world = 100)
Kenya	1981	$655	Not published	Not published	23.4 (world = 100)	$1,433	Not published	Not published	22.8 (world = 100)
Kenya	1982	$608	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)	$1,434	Not published	Not published	23.1 (world = 100)
Kenya	1983	$545	Not published	Not published	19.8 (world = 100)	$1,401	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)
Kenya	1984	$544	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)	$1,375	Not published	Not published	21.3 (world = 100)
Kenya	1985	$520	Not published	Not published	18.6 (world = 100)	$1,382	Not published	Not published	21.1 (world = 100)
Kenya	1986	$592	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	$1,429	Not published	Not published	21.5 (world = 100)
Kenya	1987	$629	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	$1,461	Not published	Not published	21.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	1988	$649	Not published	Not published	16.8 (world = 100)	$1,498	Not published	Not published	21.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	1989	$613	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)	$1,514	Not published	Not published	21.4 (world = 100)
Kenya	1990	$606	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)	$1,525	Not published	Not published	21.3 (world = 100)
Kenya	1991	$553	Not published	Not published	12.3 (world = 100)	$1,497	Not published	Not published	21.0 (world = 100)
Kenya	1992	$530	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	$1,440	Not published	Not published	20.1 (world = 100)
Kenya	1993	$357	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	$1,403	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	1994	$442	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)	$1,399	Not published	Not published	19.2 (world = 100)
Kenya	1995	$553	Not published	Not published	10.2 (world = 100)	$1,420	Not published	Not published	19.2 (world = 100)
Kenya	1996	$550	Not published	Not published	10.1 (world = 100)	$1,438	Not published	Not published	19.0 (world = 100)
Kenya	1997	$583	Not published	Not published	10.8 (world = 100)	$1,403	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)
Kenya	1998	$610	Not published	Not published	11.6 (world = 100)	$1,411	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)
Kenya	1999	$541	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)	$1,400	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)
Kenya	2000	$517	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)	$1,365	Not published	Not published	16.5 (world = 100)
Kenya	2001	$516	Not published	Not published	9.6 (world = 100)	$1,382	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	2002	$507	Not published	Not published	9.2 (world = 100)	$1,347	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)
Kenya	2003	$557	Not published	Not published	9.1 (world = 100)	$1,344	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)
Kenya	2004	$583	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	$1,369	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)
Kenya	2005	$658	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	$1,406	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)
Kenya	2006	$767	Not published	Not published	9.8 (world = 100)	$1,450	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)
Kenya	2007	$920	Not published	Not published	10.6 (world = 100)	$1,503	Not published	Not published	15.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	2008	$1,003	Not published	Not published	10.7 (world = 100)	$1,462	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)
Kenya	2009	$1,048	Not published	Not published	11.9 (world = 100)	$1,529	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)
Kenya	2010	$1,092	Not published	Not published	11.4 (world = 100)	$1,605	Not published	Not published	16.5 (world = 100)
Kenya	2011	$1,096	Not published	Not published	10.5 (world = 100)	$1,642	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	2012	$1,294	Not published	Not published	12.2 (world = 100)	$1,671	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	2013	$1,371	Not published	Not published	12.8 (world = 100)	$1,692	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	2014	$1,483	Not published	Not published	13.6 (world = 100)	$1,736	Not published	Not published	16.7 (world = 100)
Kenya	2015	$1,489	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	$1,783	Not published	Not published	16.8 (world = 100)
Kenya	2016	$1,554	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)	$1,818	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)
Kenya	2017	$1,667	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)	$1,847	Not published	Not published	16.8 (world = 100)
Kenya	2018	$1,836	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	$1,913	Not published	Not published	17.0 (world = 100)
Kenya	2019	$1,960	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	$1,971	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)
Kenya	2020	$1,928	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)	$1,928	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	2021	$2,061	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	$2,035	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Kenya	2022	$2,110	Not published	Not published	16.5 (world = 100)	$2,093	Not published	Not published	17.7 (world = 100)
Kenya	2023	$1,943	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	$2,169	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)
Kenya	2024	$2,132	Not published	Not published	15.6 (world = 100)	$2,228	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Eastern Africa$1,1682024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Kenya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

KenyaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

6.5% → 4.2%

Average annual rate: +4.8%

Integration1990–2010

4.2% → 8.1%

Average annual rate: +3.4%

Current era2010–2024

8.1% → 4.7%

Average annual rate: +4.9%

Real GDP growth4.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 49 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth2.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 86 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator121.22024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Kenya	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	1.3	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1971	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	1.4	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1972	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1973	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	1.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1974	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	1.9	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1975	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	2.2	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1976	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	2.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1977	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	2.9	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1978	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	3.0	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1979	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	3.2	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1980	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	3.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1981	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	3.9	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1982	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	4.4	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1983	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	4.9	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1984	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	5.4	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1985	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	5.8	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1986	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	6.3	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1987	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	6.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1988	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	7.2	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1989	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	7.8	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1990	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	8.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1991	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	9.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1992	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	11.1	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1993	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	13.9	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1994	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	16.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1995	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	18.8	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1996	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	20.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1997	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	22.9	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1998	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	24.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	1999	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	25.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2000	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	27.1	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2001	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	27.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2002	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	27.8	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2003	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	29.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2004	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	31.7	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2005	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	33.2	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2006	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	35.8	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2007	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	38.7	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2008	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	44.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2009	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	49.8	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2010	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	50.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2011	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	55.7	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2012	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	61.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2013	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	65.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2014	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	70.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2015	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	77.0	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2016	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	81.5	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2017	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	87.7	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2018	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	91.4	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2019	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	95.3	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2020	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2021	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	104.3	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2022	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	111.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2023	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	117.6	Not published	Not published
Kenya	2024	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	121.2	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Eastern Africa5.0%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Kenya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

KenyaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

76.6% → 80.2%

Percentage-point change: +3.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

80.2% → 85.8%

Percentage-point change: +5.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

85.8% → 88.8%

Percentage-point change: +3.0 pp

Final consumption88.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption77.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption11.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand105.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Kenya	1970	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	65.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1971	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	69.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	101.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1972	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	66.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	97.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1973	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	63.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	92.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1974	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	69.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	97.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1975	86.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	103.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1976	78.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	95.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1977	71.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	59.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	89.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1978	78.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	100.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1979	82.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	68.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1980	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	65.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	100.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1981	78.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	65.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	99.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1982	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	68.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	97.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1983	78.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	65.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1984	80.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	67.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	95.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1985	74.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	62.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1986	77.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	64.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	93.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1987	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	96.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1988	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	96.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1989	82.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	98.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1990	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	97.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1991	79.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	96.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1992	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	71.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	97.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1993	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	66.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	91.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1994	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	93.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world
Kenya	1995	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	74.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1996	84.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	72.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	101.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1997	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	101.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1998	86.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	103.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1999	87.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	103.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2000	87.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	75.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	104.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2001	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	77.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	107.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2002	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	106.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2003	88.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	104.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2004	86.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	73.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	103.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2005	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2006	86.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	105.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2007	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2008	86.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	105.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2009	86.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	72.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	105.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2010	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	72.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	107.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2011	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	76.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.5 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	110.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2012	86.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	108.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2013	88.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	76.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.9 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	110.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2014	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	112.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2015	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	75.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	110.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2016	89.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	108.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2017	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world	77.9%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	110.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2018	89.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	77.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	108.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2019	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.6 pp vs world	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	108.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2020	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	108.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2021	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	75.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	108.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2022	87.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	107.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2023	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	77.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2024	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	77.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	105.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024

Eastern Africa84.2%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Kenya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

KenyaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

16.2% → 17.6%

Percentage-point change: +1.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

17.6% → 21.3%

Percentage-point change: +3.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

21.3% → 16.8%

Percentage-point change: -4.5 pp

Gross capital formation16.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation17.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories-0.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Kenya	1970	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1971	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1972	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1973	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1974	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1975	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1976	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1977	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1978	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1979	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1980	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1981	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1982	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1983	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1984	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1985	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1986	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1987	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1988	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1989	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1990	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1991	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1992	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1993	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1994	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1995	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1996	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1997	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1998	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1999	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Kenya	2000	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2001	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2002	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2003	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Kenya	2004	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2005	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2006	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2007	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2008	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2009	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2010	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2011	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2012	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2013	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2014	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Kenya	2015	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2016	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2017	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2018	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Kenya	2019	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Kenya	2020	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2021	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2022	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2023	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Kenya	2024	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

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Africa20.9%2024

Eastern Africa21.1%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Kenya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

KenyaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

34.7% → 34.9%

Percentage-point change: +0.2 pp

Integration1990–2010

34.9% → 49.7%

Percentage-point change: +14.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

49.7% → 40.2%

Percentage-point change: -9.5 pp

Exports17.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports23.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-6.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness40.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Kenya	1970	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1971	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1972	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1973	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1974	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	45.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world
Kenya	1975	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1976	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	39.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1977	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1978	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	41.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1979	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1980	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	-7.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1981	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1982	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1983	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1984	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1985	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1986	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	31.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1987	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1988	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1989	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1990	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Kenya	1991	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1992	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1993	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	47.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1994	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	21.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1995	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1996	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Kenya	1997	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1998	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	-5.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1999	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Kenya	2000	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	41.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2001	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	-9.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	43.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world
Kenya	2002	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2003	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2004	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	47.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Kenya	2005	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	50.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2006	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	-8.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	50.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world
Kenya	2007	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	-9.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	49.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world
Kenya	2008	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	31.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	-11.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2009	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	44.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2010	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	-9.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	49.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2011	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	-13.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	56.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2012	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	-11.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	51.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2013	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	-11.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	47.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2014	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	-13.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	46.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2015	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	-10.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2016	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2017	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	-10.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.4 pp vs world
Kenya	2018	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-9.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	34.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2019	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	-8.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2020	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2021	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	-8.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2022	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2023	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	-7.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2024	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	-6.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

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Africa55.1%2024

Eastern Africa45.5%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 33.2%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing23.8%

1970–1990-4.7 pp1990–2010+3.3 pp2010–2024+5.0 pp

World specialization: 5.60×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities10.8%

1970–1990-1.5 pp1990–2010-6.8 pp2010–2024-5.1 pp

World specialization: 0.51×

Construction6.7%

1970–1990-0.6 pp1990–2010+1.1 pp2010–2024+2.6 pp

World specialization: 1.16×

Trade, restaurants and hotels9.6%

1970–1990+0.1 pp1990–2010+6.3 pp2010–2024-2.9 pp

World specialization: 0.67×

Transport, storage and communication15.9%

1970–1990+1.0 pp1990–2010+2.8 pp2010–2024+4.4 pp

World specialization: 1.62×

Other activities33.2%

1970–1990+5.7 pp1990–2010-6.6 pp2010–2024-4.0 pp

World specialization: 0.75×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

38.1% → 43.8%

Percentage-point change: +5.7 pp

Integration1990–2010

43.8% → 37.2%

Percentage-point change: -6.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

37.2% → 33.2%

Percentage-point change: -4.0 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing5.60×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.51×

Construction1.16×

Trade, restaurants and hotels0.67×

Transport, storage and communication1.62×

Other activities0.75×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Kenya	1970	20.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1971	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1972	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1973	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	38.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1974	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	37.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1975	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world
Kenya	1976	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1977	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.6 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1978	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1979	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1980	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1981	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1982	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	41.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1983	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1984	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1985	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1986	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	41.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Kenya	1987	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1988	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1989	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Kenya	1990	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1991	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	44.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Kenya	1992	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Kenya	1993	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1994	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	38.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Kenya	1995	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1996	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1997	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	41.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1998	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Kenya	1999	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	42.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2000	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2001	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2002	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	41.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2003	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	43.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2004	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	40.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2005	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2006	13.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2007	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2008	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	39.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2009	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2010	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2011	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2012	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	35.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world
Kenya	2013	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2014	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world
Kenya	2015	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world
Kenya	2016	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world
Kenya	2017	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world
Kenya	2018	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2019	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2020	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2021	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world
Kenya	2022	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Kenya	2023	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2024	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 7.7% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Kenya was 8.0 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 7.7%
World specialization: 0.49×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

16.0% → 17.2%

Percentage-point change: +1.2 pp

Integration1990–2010

17.2% → 12.0%

Percentage-point change: -5.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

12.0% → 7.7%

Percentage-point change: -4.3 pp

Share of total GVA7.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity71.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth2.8%2024 · Published series · World rank 101 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Kenya	1970	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1971	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1972	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	70.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1973	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	71.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1974	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	74.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1975	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	72.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1976	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1977	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	71.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1978	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1979	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	71.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1980	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	72.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1981	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	71.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1982	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	77.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1983	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	74.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1984	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	74.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1985	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	73.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1986	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	75.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1987	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	75.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1988	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	75.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1989	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	76.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1990	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	75.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	1991	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	76.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1992	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	76.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1993	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	75.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1994	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	76.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1995	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1996	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	77.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1997	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1998	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	1999	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2000	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	78.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2001	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2002	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	77.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2003	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2004	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	78.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2005	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2006	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2007	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	81.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2008	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	78.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2009	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	76.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2010	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2011	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	77.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2012	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2013	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	73.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2014	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2015	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2016	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	71.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2017	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2018	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	73.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2019	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	73.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2020	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	73.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2021	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2022	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Kenya	2023	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Kenya	2024	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	71.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.69×

Eastern Africa0.88×

World0.49×

Kenya Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure