Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Kenya
Kenya: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Kenya, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kenya is 0.0168 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 234.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kenya peaked at 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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), Current prices … Current square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0168 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0168 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 78 Congo 0.0213 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Bahrain 0.0186 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Switzerland 0.0184 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Belgium 0.0156 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mexico 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Sweden 0.0123 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Kenya was 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Kenya ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.4%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.