Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Kenya
Kenya: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth was 11.77 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Kenya, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Kenya is 11.77 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Kenya peaked at 40.9 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.37 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Kenya 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 12.01 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 13.41 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 22.56 % change on previous year | +68.3% |
| 1975 | 12.99 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 1976 | 20.38 % change on previous year | +56.9% |
| 1977 | 28.44 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1978 | 10.37 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 1979 | 11.79 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 16.21 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 1981 | 14.89 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 16.79 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 12.91 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1984 | 11.93 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 12.61 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 16.56 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1987 | 11.33 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1988 | 14.94 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 1989 | 13.45 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 12.68 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 12.58 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.77 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 21.48 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 1994 | 25.62 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 20.16 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 1997 | 12.02 % change on previous year | +627.9% |
| 1998 | 11.14 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 2000 | 6.87 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2003 | 9.83 % change on previous year | +617.4% |
| 2004 | 12.38 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 11.34 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 14.91 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 12.75 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 15.39 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 40.9 % change on previous year | +165.8% |
| 2010 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 2011 | 15.77 % change on previous year | +67.4% |
| 2012 | 15.53 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 10.62 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 12.68 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 14.82 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 10.09 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 11.09 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 10.54 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.51 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 11.43 % change on previous year | +102.4% |
| 2022 | 11.99 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 11.77 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +627.9% | 1.65 % change on previous year | 12.02 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +617.4% | 1.37 % change on previous year | 9.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.95 % change on previous year | 10.37 % change on previous year | 28.44 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.16 % change on previous year | 11.33 % change on previous year | 16.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.05 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 25.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.21 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 40.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | 15.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.21 % change on previous year | 5.65 % change on previous year | 11.99 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 68 Fiji 11.93 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Yemen Ar Rp 11.81 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Armenia 11.81 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Tuvalu 11.36 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Montserrat 11.3 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Czechia 11.05 % 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 national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Kenya?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Kenya was 11.77 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.