General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 in Kenya
Kenya: General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 was 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Kenya stood at 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Kenya peaked at 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.91 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Kenya 129th out of 168 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.
General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 47.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 46.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 46.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 57.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 1965 | 51.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 51.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 52.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 72.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 1969 | 78.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 78.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 86.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 91.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 91.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 95.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 103.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 107.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 116.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 129.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 132.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 130.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 119.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 113.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 118.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 114.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 111.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 115.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 114.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 112.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 110.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 111.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 114.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 121.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 126.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 158.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 169.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 169.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 164.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 165.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 156.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 148.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 148.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 146 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 150.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 146.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 140.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 133.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 140.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 147.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 155.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 159.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 159.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 176.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 168.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 170.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 189.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 195.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 202.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 212.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 220.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 222.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 231.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 245.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 245.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 242.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 276.29 constant 2015 US$ per person, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.63 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +37.1% | 52.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | 72.42 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | 45.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | 78.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 78.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | 132.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 116.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 110.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | 130.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | 111.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 169.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | 133.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | 155.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 185.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | 159.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 220.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 240.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | 222.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 126 Lesotho 340.82 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 127 Laos 314.35 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 128 Nicaragua 295.37 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 130 India 233.08 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 131 Cote d'Ivoire 228.02 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 132 Senegal 222.63 constant 2015 US$ 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Kenya?
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Kenya was 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.91 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
- Kenya ranks 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.