Kenya

KENSub-Saharan Africa Lower middle incomeCapital: Nairobi
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77/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Kenya in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Kenya· trajectory line: 1980 → today
About Kenya

Kenya's GDP is $147.26B (2026), with a population of 57.5M, and GDP per capita of $2,714. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 4.5%, inflation at 5.9%, government debt at 71.6% of GDP, life expectancy of 63.8 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$147.26B2026 7.9%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)4.5%2026 8.2%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$2,7142026 6.1%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$435.23B2026 7.5%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$8,0202026 5.7%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.20%2026 1.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$133.81B2025 13.7%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$2,2002025 6.3%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$6,9102025 6.3%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)16.3%2025 0.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)55.1%2025 1.1%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)23.2%2025 3.2%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)11.2%2025 0.4%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)76.9%2025 0.5%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)17.0%2025 2.9%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)15.6%2024 2.5%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)3.5%2025 10.3%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$14,7632025 1.7%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)7.1%2025 2.3%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)15.1%2022 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$1,7902021WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)7.2%2021WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-6.0%2025 4.8%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.2%2021WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)1.22%2021WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$22.12B2025 12.5%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$5,9952025 2.6%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$1,9082025 2.6%WB
Fiscal & Monetary22 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)37.5%2025 6.2%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)15.8%2025 6.5%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)21.8%2025 6.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$21.43B2025 5.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$29.58B2025 6.1%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$8.60B2025 4.4%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$21.61B2025 7.6%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.4%2024 18.5%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.3%2024 25.6%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$463.4M2024 8.8%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$5.00B2024 18.3%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)4.2%2024 5.6%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)3.2%2024 3.6%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-1.3%2024 49.4%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-1.55B2024 43.4%WB
External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)35.0%2024 13.4%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$42.89B2024 0.1%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)4.8%2024 31.3%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$30.27B2024WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$4.96B2024 30.5%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)2.5%2023 5.0%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$2.60B2023 1.6%WB
Finance12 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
Business Environment1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)262025WB
Private Sector6 indicators · 2025 · WB
People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population57.5M2025 1.9%WB
Population Growth (%)1.9%2025 1.4%WB
Population Density (per km²)952023 2.0%WB
Surface Area (sq km)591,9692023 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)580,8762023 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)32.2%2025 1.0%WB
Urban Population (total)18.5M2025 3.0%WB
Rural Population (%)67.8%2025 0.5%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth63.8 years2024 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Male61.6 years2024 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female66.1 years2024 0.3%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.22024 1.3%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)272024 0.5%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.22024 0.4%WB
Net Migration-27,3302025 38.2%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)36.3%2025 1.6%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)60.7%2025 0.9%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.0%2025 1.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)64.7%2025 2.2%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)5.0%2025 1.0%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)59.7%2025 2.4%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)353.42024 0.8%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)271.92024 1.0%WB
Labor20 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
Education16 indicators · 2014–2025 · WB
Health51 indicators · 2019–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.4%2023 0.7%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$852023 6.8%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.0%2023 2.5%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)24.2%2023 1.0%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.32023 22.5%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)2.32023 12.3%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.32019WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)38.82024 2.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)20.72024 1.9%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1492023 3.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)34.72024 2.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)42.72024 2.1%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)50.3%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)37.8%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)9.9%2021WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)88.0%2024 3.3%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)91.0%2024 2.2%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.372024 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)2072024 3.3%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)17.6%2022WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)3.4%2022WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)16.8%2024 2.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)2.4%2024 4.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)4.62021WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)2.52020WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)66.762219952021WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)15.829011242021WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)58.217082762021WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)34.1500846892024WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)38.8478101452024WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)20.6990626052024WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)5681.9291832023WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)2072024WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)292024WHO
People Living with HIV15000002025WHO
Malaria Deaths (WHO Estimates)116562024WHO
Estimated Malaria Incidence (WHO)74.16830852024WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)5.59685012022WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)882025WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)802025WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)882025WHO
Physicians (total)14,6622024 8.3%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel68,3862024 1.3%WHO
Dentists (total)2772024 79.4%WHO
Pharmacists (total)2,7762024 11.3%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)4.52022WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)17.62022WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)9.82022WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)572023WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)28.22021WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)84.9589922023WHO
Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
Technology13 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
Infrastructure8 indicators · 2004–2024 · WB
Gender9 indicators · 2009–2025 · WB
Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.772023 1.5%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.32023 7.9%WB
Political Stability-0.942023 1.0%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.392023 2.6%WB
Rule of Law-0.332023 2.6%WB
Voice & Accountability-0.122023 17.7%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)24.1%2023 0.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)38.7%2023 0.0%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)41.0%2023 1.2%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)14.7%2023 5.6%WB
Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.0%2024 2.5%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$1.23B2024 16.8%WB
Armed Forces Personnel24,0002020WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.1%2020WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)4.4%2024 3.0%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)4.92022 7.3%WB
Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2021–2022 · WB
Social Protection2 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.552020WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.5 years2020WB
Tourism4 indicators · 2019 · WB
Urban Development7 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO

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