Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Kenya
Kenya: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 2.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.7% for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 5.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 91st of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -148.0% |
| 2002 | -2.5% | -308.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -92.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -1050.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +42.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | -2.8% | -175.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -264.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -54.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +118.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -171.0% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -354.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -48.2% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1050.0% | -0.2% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | -2.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -2.2% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 90 Morocco 2.8% compare
- 91 Burkina Faso 2.7% compare
- 91 Sudan [former] 2.7% compare
- 94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.6% compare
- 94 Lithuania 2.6% compare
- 94 Thailand 2.6% compare
- 94 Ukraine 2.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Kenya was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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