Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita was 0.3073 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita in Kenya, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3073 for augmented hdi vs gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented hdi vs gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3073 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0215, in 1870.
Kenya ranks 112th of 162 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.
Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0215 | — |
| 1880 | 0.0234 | +8.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0251 | +7.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0324 | +29.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0402 | +23.9% |
| 1925 | 0.0448 | +11.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0456 | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0467 | +2.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0524 | +12.3% |
| 1950 | 0.082 | +56.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0909 | +10.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1069 | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1405 | +31.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1476 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1596 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1792 | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1847 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.203 | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2267 | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2386 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2738 | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2861 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3029 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3073 | +1.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3073 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.29, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3073 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2455, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented hdi vs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +56.3% | 0.0524 | 0.082 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0215 | 0.0215 | 0.0215 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0234 | 0.0234 | 0.0234 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0251 | 0.0251 | 0.0251 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0324 | 0.0324 | 0.0324 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0402 | 0.0402 | 0.0402 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0452 | 0.0448 | 0.0456 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0496 | 0.0467 | 0.0524 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.0864 | 0.082 | 0.0909 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.1237 | 0.1069 | 0.1405 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1536 | 0.1476 | 0.1596 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1819 | 0.1792 | 0.1847 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2148 | 0.203 | 0.2267 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2562 | 0.2386 | 0.2738 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2945 | 0.2861 | 0.3029 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3073 | 0.3073 | 0.3073 | 1 |
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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 augmented hdi vs gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita in Kenya was 0.3073 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented hdi vs gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3073 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented hdi vs gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 in 1870.
- How does Kenya rank for augmented hdi vs gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 112th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented hdi vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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