Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth

Kenya
13.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
3.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth over time

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
-40-2002040196119932025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 13.03 % change on previous year against 3.92 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.11 % change on previous year.

That makes Kenya's figure about 3.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 21.35 % change on previous year 4.07 % change on previous year 17.28 % change on previous year Kenya
1980s 3.02 % change on previous year 5.01 % change on previous year 1.99 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 6.66 % change on previous year 7.39 % change on previous year 0.7324 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 13.43 % change on previous year 7.53 % change on previous year 5.9 % change on previous year Kenya
2010s 9.19 % change on previous year 3.34 % change on previous year 5.85 % change on previous year Kenya
2020s 5.6 % change on previous year 5.66 % change on previous year 0.0599 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Kenya, at 13.03 % change on previous year against 3.92 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
9.11 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth?
Kenya ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,675 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.