Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.2974 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2974 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.2974 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 71st of 192 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0096 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0171 million SLC per person | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0207 million SLC per person | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0248 million SLC per person | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0284 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0314 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0342 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0368 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0381 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0394 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0406 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0399 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0423 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0462 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0497 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0553 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.062 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0694 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0811 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0865 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0973 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1093 million SLC per person | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1181 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1304 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1462 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1578 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1724 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.186 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1999 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2052 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.226 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2486 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.273 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2974 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2974 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2974 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.003 million SLC per person | 0.0017 million SLC per person | 0.0048 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0086 million SLC per person | 0.0053 million SLC per person | 0.0126 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0261 million SLC per person | 0.0139 million SLC per person | 0.0381 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0526 million SLC per person | 0.0394 million SLC per person | 0.0811 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1404 million SLC per person | 0.0865 million SLC per person | 0.1999 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2501 million SLC per person | 0.2052 million SLC per person | 0.2974 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 68 Greenland 0.3857 million SLC per person compare
- 69 Bhutan 0.3431 million SLC per person compare
- 70 Central African Republic 0.313 million SLC per person compare
- 72 Bangladesh 0.2882 million SLC per person compare
- 73 Haiti 0.2834 million SLC per person compare
- 74 Qatar 0.2776 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, per capita in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Kenya was 0.2974 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2974 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.