Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 0.0525 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Kenya stood at 0.0525 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Kenya peaked at 0.0525 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 78th of 194 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +22.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 0.004 million SLC per person | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.006 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0077 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 million SLC per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.007 million SLC per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 million SLC per person | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 million SLC per person | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0134 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.018 million SLC per person | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 million SLC per person | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0245 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0311 million SLC per person | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0306 million SLC per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0343 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0355 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0379 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0396 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0445 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0463 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.047 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0525 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0525 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0501 million SLC per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0525 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0989 million SLC per person, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.001 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 million SLC per person | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 0.0021 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 million SLC per person | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 0.0062 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 million SLC per person | 0.0069 million SLC per person | 0.0148 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 million SLC per person | 0.018 million SLC per person | 0.0379 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.046 million SLC per person | 0.0396 million SLC per person | 0.0525 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 75 South Sudan 0.058 million SLC per person compare
- 76 Thailand 0.0577 million SLC per person compare
- 77 Philippines 0.0538 million SLC per person compare
- 79 Yemen 0.0505 million SLC per person compare
- 80 Nepal 0.0476 million SLC per person compare
- 81 Liechtenstein 0.0473 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 fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Kenya?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Kenya was 0.0525 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0525 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — 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.