Kenya vs Upper middle income: GDP (current US$), annual growth rate
Kenya
12.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
4.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
35th
GDP (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.91 % change on previous year against 4.63 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.28 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.14 % change on previous year | 7.08 % change on previous year | 0.0617 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 15.8 % change on previous year | 15.06 % change on previous year | 0.7393 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 5.17 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 6.12 % change on previous year | 7.08 % change on previous year | 0.9585 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 13.16 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9.11 % change on previous year | 7.47 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 5.4 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | 0.0651 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), annual growth rate, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 12.91 % change on previous year against 4.63 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), annual growth rate between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 8.28 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.