Kenya vs World: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Kenya
15.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
World
5.18 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya rank
17th
World rank
16th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- World
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 15.24 % change on previous year against 5.18 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 10.06 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.41 % change on previous year | 13.09 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.55 % change on previous year | 6.56 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | World |
| 1990s | 3.09 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | World |
| 2000s | 10.44 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9.12 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 5.3 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.65 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 0.3196 % change on previous year | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Kenya or World?
- Kenya, at 15.24 % change on previous year against 5.18 % change on previous year in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Kenya and World?
- 10.06 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and World?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and World rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.