GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: GDP per capita was 1,908 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Kenya stood at 1,908 constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 1,908 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 704.53 constant 2015 US$, in 1961.
That places Kenya 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 803.69 constant 2015 US$ | 704.53 constant 2015 US$ | 906.64 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,103 constant 2015 US$ | 831.8 constant 2015 US$ | 1,251 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,257 constant 2015 US$ | 1,198 constant 2015 US$ | 1,321 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,251 constant 2015 US$ | 1,220 constant 2015 US$ | 1,329 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,228 constant 2015 US$ | 1,169 constant 2015 US$ | 1,310 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,476 constant 2015 US$ | 1,340 constant 2015 US$ | 1,646 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,772 constant 2015 US$ | 1,609 constant 2015 US$ | 1,908 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 160 Ukraine 2,197 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 161 Kiribati 2,109 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 162 Bangladesh 1,985 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 1,828 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 165 Mauritania 1,713 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 166 Congo 1,683 constant 2015 US$ compare
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)
- 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.15 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Gdp per capita in Kenya was 1,908 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,908 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 704.53 constant 2015 US$ in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted by inflation but _does not_ account for differences in living costs between countries.