Kenya vs Upper middle income: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 76.9% against 48.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 28.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 41st and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 190 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.7% | 64.8% | 3.9% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 62.1% | 60.1% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 62.3% | 60.8% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 60.8% | 8.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 54.6% | 21.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 48.7% | 27.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 47.2% | 29.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 76.9% against 48.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 28.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 41st and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.