Exports of goods and services in Kenya
Kenya: Exports of goods and services was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in Kenya, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.1% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 98.2% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Kenya peaked at 31.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -11.6%, in 1975.
Kenya ranks 136th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in Kenya, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.5% | — |
| 1962 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | -70.3% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | +283.4% |
| 1965 | -7.1% | -163.7% |
| 1966 | 20.5% | -388.7% |
| 1967 | -5.2% | -125.4% |
| 1968 | 12.5% | -339.3% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | -26.5% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -68.4% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | +58.2% |
| 1972 | -10.7% | -333.9% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | -180.8% |
| 1974 | 15.2% | +75.3% |
| 1975 | -11.6% | -176.7% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -116.4% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | +46.8% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -39.8% |
| 1979 | -4.6% | -372.5% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | -218.7% |
| 1981 | -4.2% | -177.1% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | -176.0% |
| 1983 | -2.3% | -171.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -138.3% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +668.1% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +45.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -97.3% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +1675.2% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +104.2% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | +139.6% |
| 1991 | -1.2% | -105.5% |
| 1992 | -0.8% | -37.2% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | -4143.4% |
| 1994 | -1.2% | -103.7% |
| 1995 | -7.7% | +563.0% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -159.5% |
| 1997 | -10.6% | -333.5% |
| 1998 | -4.9% | -54.1% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -290.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -87.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +217.8% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +97.2% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +74.6% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -62.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +73.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -61.5% |
| 2009 | -5.2% | -320.0% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -375.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -73.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5% | -120.4% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -501.9% |
| 2015 | -2.2% | -218.1% |
| 2016 | -6.6% | +200.6% |
| 2017 | -1.0% | -84.5% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -765.4% |
| 2019 | -3.2% | -146.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -401.5% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +74.4% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -49.3% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -38.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | -7.1% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | -11.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | -4.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | -10.6% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | -5.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -6.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 0.1% | 20.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0912 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 215.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 264.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 14.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Kenya?
- Exports of goods and services in Kenya was 0.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.6% in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for exports of goods and services?
- Kenya ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.