Kenya vs Nicaragua: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.9% against 4.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Kenya ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 56th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 7.6% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 0.7% | 6.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.2% | -0.8% | 5.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.9% against 4.6% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for gdp growth?
- Kenya ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 56th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.