GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) in Kenya
Kenya: GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) was 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2010. ▲ Rising
GDFI - public sector in Kenya, 1989–2010
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in constant 2000 US$.
Analysis
In 2010, gdfi - public sector in Kenya stood at 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - public sector in Kenya peaked at 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 543.25 million constant 2000 US$, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2000 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 579.43 million constant 2000 US$ | — |
| 1990 | 583.25 million constant 2000 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 581.68 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 579.87 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 577.80 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 582.84 million constant 2000 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 581.35 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 579.28 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 580.69 million constant 2000 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 579.79 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 578.91 million constant 2000 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 579.10 million constant 2000 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 567.67 million constant 2000 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 543.25 million constant 2000 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 554.82 million constant 2000 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 627.75 million constant 2000 US$ | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 627.75 million constant 2000 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 billion constant 2000 US$ | +60.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion constant 2000 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 billion constant 2000 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 billion constant 2000 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ | +6.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 428.68 million constant 2000 US$, 2.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283.01 million constant 2000 US$, 4.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +60.4% | 627.75 million constant 2000 US$ | 1.01 billion constant 2000 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 579.43 million constant 2000 US$ | 579.43 million constant 2000 US$ | 579.43 million constant 2000 US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 580.55 million constant 2000 US$ | 577.80 million constant 2000 US$ | 583.25 million constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 773.98 million constant 2000 US$ | 543.25 million constant 2000 US$ | 1.14 billion constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ | 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ | 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 gdfi - public sector in Kenya?
- Gdfi - public sector in Kenya was 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2010, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - public sector recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest gdfi - public sector recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 543.25 million constant 2000 US$ in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for gdfi - public sector?
- Kenya ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2010.
- Is gdfi - public sector rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 - public sector (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public sectors’ 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 measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.