Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.2683 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2683 million SLC per person for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 129.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.2683 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 73rd 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.004 million SLC per person | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.007 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0082 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.012 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0131 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0162 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0191 million SLC per person | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0233 million SLC per person | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0272 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0269 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.034 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.035 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0344 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0366 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0431 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.048 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0525 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0588 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0804 million SLC per person | +36.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0854 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0962 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1083 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1169 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1287 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1445 million SLC per person | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1556 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1692 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1832 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1967 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2038 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2229 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2448 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2683 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +36.7% | 0.0588 million SLC per person | 0.0804 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 million SLC per person | 0.0017 million SLC per person | 0.0046 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0082 million SLC per person | 0.0051 million SLC per person | 0.012 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0234 million SLC per person | 0.0131 million SLC per person | 0.0328 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0463 million SLC per person | 0.034 million SLC per person | 0.0804 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1385 million SLC per person | 0.0854 million SLC per person | 0.1967 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2349 million SLC per person | 0.2038 million SLC per person | 0.2683 million SLC per person | 4 |
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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Kenya?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Kenya was 0.2683 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2683 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.5%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — 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 National Income — 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.