Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Kenya
Kenya: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Kenya, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.7% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kenya peaked at 44.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -9.6%, in 1968.
That places Kenya 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2% | — |
| 1962 | 8.0% | +541.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -98.5% |
| 1964 | 6.9% | +5484.2% |
| 1965 | 7.9% | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.3% | -32.7% |
| 1968 | -9.6% | -279.9% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | -131.5% |
| 1970 | -9.5% | -415.6% |
| 1971 | 44.9% | -571.9% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -70.8% |
| 1973 | -6.6% | -150.0% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | -327.7% |
| 1975 | -2.0% | -113.1% |
| 1976 | -5.2% | +163.3% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | -264.8% |
| 1978 | 14.4% | +69.4% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | -72.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -37.9% |
| 1981 | -3.7% | -250.2% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | -184.4% |
| 1983 | -3.3% | -203.1% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -343.5% |
| 1985 | -6.8% | -186.0% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | -378.8% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -54.4% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -30.1% |
| 1990 | -0.3% | -104.9% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -927.8% |
| 1992 | -1.0% | -142.5% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | +51.3% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -218.0% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +668.2% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -81.4% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | -0.4% | -109.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -1182.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -79.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +161.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +167.2% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -46.6% |
| 2008 | -1.5% | -128.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -402.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | -136.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -430.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -61.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +222.0% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -18.1% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | -9.6% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | -9.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | -6.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -1.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -1.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | -1.8% | 7.5% | 6 |
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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 462.5 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 11.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 29.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 70,759 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kenya?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kenya was 4.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6% in 1968.
- How does Kenya rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.