Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0019 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0019 million USD 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 us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0019 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Kenya 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.001 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0019 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.002 million USD per person, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0019 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 million USD per person, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 149 Palestine 0.0021 million USD per person compare
- 150 Kiribati 0.002 million USD per person compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 0.0019 million USD per person compare
- 153 Congo 0.0017 million USD per person compare
- 154 Comoros 0.0017 million USD per person compare
- 155 Mauritania 0.0017 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya was 0.0019 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.