Kenya vs United States: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Kenya
1.9%
in 2025
United States
1.8%
in 2025
Kenya rank
89th
United States rank
90th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Kenya
- United States
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Kenya ranks 89th and United States ranks 90th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Kenya or United States?
- Kenya, at 1.9% against 1.8% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Kenya and United States?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and United States rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Kenya ranks 89th and United States ranks 90th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.