Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Kenya
Kenya: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Kenya, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0004 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kenya peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 125 Cambodia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Uruguay 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Brazil 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Burundi 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Argentina 0.0004 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Kenya was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Kenya ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.