General government final consumption expenditure in Kenya
Kenya: General government final consumption expenditure was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Kenya stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Kenya peaked at 19.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1960.
That places Kenya 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1961 | 12.0% | +9.8% |
| 1962 | 11.6% | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 13.8% | +20.7% |
| 1965 | 14.8% | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 13.7% | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 15.2% | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 16.4% | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 18.0% | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 18.3% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 19.2% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4% | 11.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 16.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.5% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 400.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 51,803 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Kenya?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Kenya was 11.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.