Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.182 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kenya stood at 0.182 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kenya peaked at 0.182 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0992 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Kenya 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0992 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1018 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1033 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.105 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1065 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1026 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1033 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1091 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1149 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1152 million SLC per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1174 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1175 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1176 million SLC per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1149 million SLC per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1127 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1133 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1172 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1198 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1228 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1242 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.125 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1227 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1181 million SLC per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1151 million SLC per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1147 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1164 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1179 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1151 million SLC per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1157 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1148 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1119 million SLC per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1133 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1104 million SLC per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1102 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1123 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1153 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1189 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1233 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1199 million SLC per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1254 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1316 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1346 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.137 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1387 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1424 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1462 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1491 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1514 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1568 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1616 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1581 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1669 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1716 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1776 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.182 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.182 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1359 million SLC per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.182 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3487 million SLC per person, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1061 million SLC per person | 0.0992 million SLC per person | 0.1152 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1177 million SLC per person | 0.1127 million SLC per person | 0.1242 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1175 million SLC per person | 0.1147 million SLC per person | 0.125 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1161 million SLC per person | 0.1102 million SLC per person | 0.1254 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1449 million SLC per person | 0.1316 million SLC per person | 0.1616 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1712 million SLC per person | 0.1581 million SLC per person | 0.182 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 67 Monaco 0.2104 million SLC per person compare
- 68 Syria 0.2007 million SLC per person compare
- 69 Maldives 0.1849 million SLC per person compare
- 71 Bangladesh 0.1806 million SLC per person compare
- 72 Philippines 0.1787 million SLC per person compare
- 73 Liechtenstein 0.172 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Kenya was 0.182 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.182 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0992 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Kenya ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.