Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ was 124,499 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 124,499 million USD for gross domestic product — value us$ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ in Kenya peaked at 124,499 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,759 million USD, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 74th of 236 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 US$ in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,759 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 3,058 million USD | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 3,428 million USD | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 4,055 million USD | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 4,817 million USD | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 5,288 million USD | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 5,636 million USD | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 7,285 million USD | +29.3% |
| 1978 | 8,625 million USD | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 9,893 million USD | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 11,522 million USD | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 10,866 million USD | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 10,466 million USD | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 9,731 million USD | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 10,076 million USD | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 9,980 million USD | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 11,773 million USD | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 12,961 million USD | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 13,853 million USD | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 13,561 million USD | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 13,874 million USD | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 13,078 million USD | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 12,928 million USD | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8,975 million USD | -30.6% |
| 1994 | 11,421 million USD | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 14,710 million USD | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 15,053 million USD | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 16,387 million USD | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 17,622 million USD | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 16,091 million USD | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 15,846 million USD | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 16,323 million USD | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 16,534 million USD | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18,738 million USD | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 20,235 million USD | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 23,559 million USD | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 28,293 million USD | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 35,011 million USD | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 39,325 million USD | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 42,347 million USD | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 45,406 million USD | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 46,870 million USD | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 56,771 million USD | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 61,672 million USD | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 68,286 million USD | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 70,120 million USD | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 74,815 million USD | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 82,036 million USD | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 92,203 million USD | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 100,378 million USD | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 100,658 million USD | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 109,704 million USD | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 114,449 million USD | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 108,039 million USD | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 124,499 million USD | +15.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 124,499 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,175 million USD, 4.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 124,499 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,421 million USD, 7.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,484 million USD | 2,759 million USD | 9,893 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,479 million USD | 9,731 million USD | 13,853 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,014 million USD | 8,975 million USD | 17,622 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,621 million USD | 15,846 million USD | 42,347 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,856 million USD | 45,406 million USD | 100,378 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,470 million USD | 100,658 million USD | 124,499 million USD | 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ in Kenya?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ in Kenya was 124,499 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 124,499 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,759 million USD in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross domestic product — value us$?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. 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 US$. 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).