GDFI - private in Kenya
Kenya: GDFI - private was 4.38 billion current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
GDFI - private in Kenya, 1979–2009
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.38 billion current US$ for gdfi - private in 2009.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 328.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - private in Kenya peaked at 4.59 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 542.75 million current US$, in 1979.
That places Kenya 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 542.75 million current US$ | 542.75 million current US$ | 542.75 million current US$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 761.65 million current US$ | 587.32 million current US$ | 1.00 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 953.59 million current US$ | 553.75 million current US$ | 1.22 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 billion current US$ | 948.53 million current US$ | 4.59 billion current US$ | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 109.76 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdfi - private in Kenya?
- Gdfi - private in Kenya was 4.38 billion current US$ in 2009, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - private recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest gdfi - private recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 542.75 million current US$ in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for gdfi - private?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gdfi - private rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private sector’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets. Data are in current U.S. dollars.