GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Kenya stood at 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Kenya peaked at 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,362 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 123rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,549 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 3,594 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3,494 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 3,447 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 3,488 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3,409 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3,489 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 3,487 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,574 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 3,552 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,362 constant 2021 international $ per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 3,476 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 3,434 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,363 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3,424 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3,536 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3,706 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 3,795 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 3,706 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,427 constant 2021 international $ per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 3,554 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3,599 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,726 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3,754 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,902 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4,131 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4,630 constant 2021 international $ per person | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 4,689 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4,880 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5,063 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4,988 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5,264 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 5,401 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 5,527 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 5,665 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,188 constant 2021 international $ per person, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,869 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,508 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,409 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,594 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,523 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,362 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,795 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,193 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,554 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,063 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,451 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,988 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 120 Sao Tome and Principe 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 121 Honduras 6,190 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 122 Mauritania 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 124 Pakistan 5,692 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 125 Nepal 5,351 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 126 Kiribati 5,157 constant 2021 international $ 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 gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Kenya?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Kenya was 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5,863 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,362 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 123rd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), 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
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.