Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency was 16.79 million million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 16.79 million million SLC for gross domestic product — value standard local currency in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 179.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Kenya peaked at 16.79 million million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,707 million SLC, in 1970.
That places Kenya 48th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,707 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 21,840 million SLC | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 24,488 million SLC | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 28,390 million SLC | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 34,406 million SLC | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 38,829 million SLC | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 47,154 million SLC | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 60,292 million SLC | +27.9% |
| 1978 | 66,666 million SLC | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 73,951 million SLC | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 85,496 million SLC | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 98,309 million SLC | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 114,309 million SLC | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 129,528 million SLC | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 145,235 million SLC | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 164,000 million SLC | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 191,024 million SLC | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 213,268 million SLC | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 245,853 million SLC | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 278,991 million SLC | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 317,918 million SLC | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 359,739 million SLC | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 416,487 million SLC | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 520,584 million SLC | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 640,161 million SLC | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 756,551 million SLC | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 859,738 million SLC | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 962,440 million SLC | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million million SLC | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million million SLC | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million million SLC | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million million SLC | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million million SLC | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million million SLC | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million million SLC | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million million SLC | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.04 million million SLC | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 2.36 million million SLC | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 2.72 million million SLC | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 3.28 million million SLC | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 3.60 million million SLC | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 4.16 million million SLC | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 4.80 million million SLC | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 5.31 million million SLC | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 6.00 million million SLC | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 6.88 million million SLC | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 7.59 million million SLC | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 8.48 million million SLC | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 9.34 million million SLC | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 10.24 million million SLC | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 10.72 million million SLC | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 12.03 million million SLC | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 13.49 million million SLC | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 15.11 million million SLC | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 16.79 million million SLC | +11.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 16.79 million million SLC is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million million SLC, 10.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 16.79 million million SLC is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81 million million SLC, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,572 million SLC | 19,707 million SLC | 73,951 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 166,601 million SLC | 85,496 million SLC | 278,991 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 702,900 million SLC | 317,918 million SLC | 1.13 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.90 million million SLC | 1.21 million million SLC | 3.28 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 million million SLC | 3.60 million million SLC | 10.24 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.63 million million SLC | 10.72 million million SLC | 16.79 million million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Kenya was 16.79 million million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.79 million million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,707 million SLC in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).