Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth was 2.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya is 2.08 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya peaked at 27.8 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -20.85 % change on previous year, in 1982.
Kenya ranks 145th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -4.39 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 1973 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1974 | -11.41 % change on previous year | +602.2% |
| 1975 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1976 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 1977 | 20.9 % change on previous year | -1907.1% |
| 1978 | 17.84 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1979 | -7.51 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 1980 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 1981 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +90.2% |
| 1982 | -20.85 % change on previous year | -554.8% |
| 1983 | -13.77 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1984 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1985 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -396.5% |
| 1986 | 11.89 % change on previous year | +110.0% |
| 1987 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1988 | 8.33 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 1989 | -0.9127 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 1990 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -489.3% |
| 1991 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1992 | -4.33 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 1993 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 13.8 % change on previous year | -486.9% |
| 1995 | 15.38 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 1997 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +140.0% |
| 1998 | 8.09 % change on previous year | +159.3% |
| 1999 | -0.7569 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 2000 | 8.26 % change on previous year | -1191.5% |
| 2001 | 12.38 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2002 | -6.06 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2003 | -8.01 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 7.33 % change on previous year | -191.6% |
| 2005 | 27.8 % change on previous year | +279.0% |
| 2006 | 18.54 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 2008 | 12.85 % change on previous year | +484.8% |
| 2009 | 11 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 16.82 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 2012 | 12.65 % change on previous year | +528.9% |
| 2013 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 2014 | 19.91 % change on previous year | +734.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1209 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2016 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -3216.0% |
| 2017 | 8.01 % change on previous year | -312.6% |
| 2018 | -0.3913 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -1250.4% |
| 2020 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 10.83 % change on previous year | +371.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8321 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2023 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -330.1% |
| 2024 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -3216.0% | 0.1209 % change on previous year | -3.77 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +1907.1% | -1.16 % change on previous year | 20.9 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1250.4% | -0.3913 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +1191.5% | -0.7569 % change on previous year | 8.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.77 % change on previous year | -11.41 % change on previous year | 20.9 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1426 % change on previous year | -20.85 % change on previous year | 11.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.34 % change on previous year | -4.33 % change on previous year | 15.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.63 % change on previous year | -8.01 % change on previous year | 27.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 % change on previous year | -3.77 % change on previous year | 19.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 % change on previous year | -0.8321 % change on previous year | 10.83 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 146 Jordan 2.05 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Anguilla 2.01 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Tunisia 2 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Kenya was 2.08 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.85 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Kenya rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 235 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.