Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Kenya
Kenya: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency was 9.54 % change on previous year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Kenya, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Kenya stood at 9.54 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Kenya peaked at 27.86 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.239 % change on previous year, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 37th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.239 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 9.69 % change on previous year | +3954.3% |
| 1963 | 6.96 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1964 | 6.92 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5571 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1966 | 14.66 % change on previous year | +2532.2% |
| 1967 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1968 | 9.25 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1969 | 7.32 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1970 | 8.77 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 10.82 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 12.13 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 15.94 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 21.19 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 1975 | 12.85 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1976 | 21.44 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 1977 | 27.86 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 10.57 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 1979 | 10.93 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 15.61 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 1981 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 16.28 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 13.31 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1984 | 12.13 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 12.92 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 16.48 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 11.64 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1988 | 15.28 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 1989 | 13.48 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 13.95 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 13.15 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 15.77 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 24.99 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 1994 | 22.97 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 13.64 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 11.95 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 10.53 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 2000 | 6.67 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 6.24 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 2003 | 9.28 % change on previous year | +507.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 11.1 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 14.6 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 15.54 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 15.42 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.33 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.67 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 17.56 % change on previous year | +64.6% |
| 2012 | 14.37 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 13.85 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 16.32 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 16.27 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 2018 | 8.89 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 9.54 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 9.54 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.38 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 9.54 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.4 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +3954.3% | 0.239 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +2532.2% | 0.5571 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +507.2% | 1.53 % change on previous year | 9.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.86 % change on previous year | 0.239 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.25 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year | 27.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.21 % change on previous year | 11.64 % change on previous year | 16.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.15 % change on previous year | 6.38 % change on previous year | 24.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.83 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 15.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.06 % change on previous year | 8.89 % change on previous year | 17.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 34 Cambodia 10.52 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Tuvalu 9.73 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Hungary 9.61 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Armenia 9.17 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Uganda 9.16 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Bulgaria 9.14 % change on previous year 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 35.12 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 18.56 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Kenya was 9.54 % change on previous year in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.86 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.239 % change on previous year in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.