GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 305,525 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kenya stood at 305,525 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kenya peaked at 305,525 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,637 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 81st of 214 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.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,637 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 16,176 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 18,503 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 22,658 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 26,432 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 29,834 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 32,984 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 35,934 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 38,609 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 39,986 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 41,405 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 42,298 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 41,597 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 44,089 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 48,124 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 51,846 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 57,715 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 64,697 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 72,444 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 81,062 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 86,484 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 97,349 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 108,621 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 118,064 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 130,372 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 146,200 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 157,750 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 172,435 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 186,036 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 199,944 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 205,202 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 226,003 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 248,645 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 271,664 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 287,639 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 305,525 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 305,525 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 305,525 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,575 current LCU per person | 14,637 current LCU per person | 39,986 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,528 current LCU per person | 41,405 current LCU per person | 81,062 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,326 current LCU per person | 86,484 current LCU per person | 199,944 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,446 current LCU per person | 205,202 current LCU per person | 305,525 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 78 Yemen 339,699 current LCU per person compare
- 79 Central African Republic 323,630 current LCU per person compare
- 80 Bangladesh 313,912 current LCU per person compare
- 82 Seychelles 286,401 current LCU per person compare
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 269,151 current LCU per person compare
- 84 Mexico 267,194 current LCU per person compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kenya?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kenya was 305,525 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 305,525 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,637 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.