Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0003 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0003 million USD per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0004 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1993.
That places Kenya 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -23.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -16.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0003 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0003 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 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)
- 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, per capita in Kenya?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Kenya was 0.0003 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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.