Kenya vs Upper middle income: GNI (current US$), annual growth rate
Kenya
13.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
4.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
37th
Upper middle income rank
34th
GNI (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 13.71 % change on previous year against 4.71 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 9 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.31 % change on previous year | 6.88 % change on previous year | 0.4325 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 15.6 % change on previous year | 15.06 % change on previous year | 0.5412 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 6.49 % change on previous year | 6.97 % change on previous year | 0.4759 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 11.8 % change on previous year | 12.03 % change on previous year | 0.2276 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 10.42 % change on previous year | 7.47 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | 0.0902 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), annual growth rate, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 13.71 % change on previous year against 4.71 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), annual growth rate between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 9 % 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 gni (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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 GNI (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.