Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency was 11.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Kenya, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 11.1 % for gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in 2024.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Kenya peaked at 27.86 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.53 %, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 46th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.82 % | — |
| 1972 | 12.13 % | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 15.94 % | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 21.19 % | +33.0% |
| 1975 | 12.85 % | -39.3% |
| 1976 | 21.44 % | +66.8% |
| 1977 | 27.86 % | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 10.57 % | -62.1% |
| 1979 | 10.93 % | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 15.61 % | +42.9% |
| 1981 | 14.99 % | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 16.28 % | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 13.31 % | -18.2% |
| 1984 | 12.13 % | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 12.92 % | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 16.48 % | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 11.64 % | -29.3% |
| 1988 | 15.28 % | +31.2% |
| 1989 | 13.48 % | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 13.95 % | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 13.15 % | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 15.77 % | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 24.99 % | +58.4% |
| 1994 | 22.97 % | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 18.18 % | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 13.64 % | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 11.95 % | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 10.53 % | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 6.38 % | -39.4% |
| 2000 | 6.67 % | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 6.24 % | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.53 % | -75.5% |
| 2003 | 9.28 % | +507.1% |
| 2004 | 12.59 % | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 11.1 % | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 14.6 % | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 15.54 % | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 15.42 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 20.41 % | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 9.83 % | -51.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7 % | +59.7% |
| 2012 | 15.29 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.68 % | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 13.04 % | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 14.67 % | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 10.31 % | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 11.71 % | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 10.1 % | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 9.61 % | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.66 % | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 12.25 % | +162.7% |
| 2022 | 12.16 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12 % | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.1 % | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.97 % | 10.57 % | 27.86 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.21 % | 11.64 % | 16.48 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.15 % | 6.38 % | 24.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.34 % | 1.53 % | 20.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.09 % | 9.61 % | 15.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.43 % | 4.66 % | 12.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 43 Madagascar 12.15 % compare
- 44 Bangladesh 11.4 % compare
- 45 Palau 11.27 % compare
- 47 Tunisia 11.04 % compare
- 48 Myanmar 10.97 % compare
- 49 Antigua and Barbuda 10.92 % 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)
- 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 355.15 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 514.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 28.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Kenya was 11.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.86 % in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 % in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).