Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate was 15.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Kenya is 15.24 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 372.0% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 29.26 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -30.57 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places Kenya 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 12.13 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 18.28 % change on previous year | +50.8% |
| 1974 | 18.79 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 9.78 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 1976 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1977 | 29.26 % change on previous year | +344.8% |
| 1978 | 18.4 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1979 | 14.7 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 16.47 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1981 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1982 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1983 | -7.02 % change on previous year | +90.7% |
| 1984 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 1985 | -0.9495 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1986 | 17.96 % change on previous year | -1991.6% |
| 1987 | 10.09 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1988 | 6.88 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1989 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 1990 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 1991 | -5.74 % change on previous year | -349.0% |
| 1992 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 1993 | -30.57 % change on previous year | +2563.6% |
| 1994 | 27.25 % change on previous year | -189.1% |
| 1995 | 28.8 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1997 | 8.86 % change on previous year | +280.8% |
| 1998 | 7.53 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1999 | -8.69 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 2000 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 2001 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -297.9% |
| 2002 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 2003 | 13.33 % change on previous year | +934.0% |
| 2004 | 7.99 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 16.43 % change on previous year | +105.6% |
| 2006 | 20.09 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 23.75 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 12.32 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2009 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 2010 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 2012 | 21.12 % change on previous year | +555.2% |
| 2013 | 8.63 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 2014 | 10.73 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +149.2% |
| 2017 | 9.65 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 12.39 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2789 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 2021 | 8.99 % change on previous year | +3121.7% |
| 2022 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 2023 | -5.6 % change on previous year | -229.5% |
| 2024 | 15.24 % change on previous year | -372.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3121.7% | 0.2789 % change on previous year | 8.99 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -2563.6% | -1.15 % change on previous year | -30.57 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1991.6% | -0.9495 % change on previous year | 17.96 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +934.0% | 1.29 % change on previous year | 13.33 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +555.2% | 3.22 % change on previous year | 21.12 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.41 % change on previous year | 6.58 % change on previous year | 29.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.55 % change on previous year | -7.02 % change on previous year | 17.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 % change on previous year | -30.57 % change on previous year | 28.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | 23.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.12 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 21.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 % change on previous year | -5.6 % change on previous year | 15.24 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 14 Mongolia 16.04 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Tajikistan 16.01 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Albania 15.38 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Sao Tome and Principe 15.18 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Kyrgyzstan 15.13 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 14.95 % change on previous year 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$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Kenya was 15.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.26 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.57 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.