Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Kenya
Kenya: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 76.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 76.9% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kenya peaked at 79.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1977.
Kenya ranks 41st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.9% | — |
| 1961 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 68.9% | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 70.1% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 66.1% | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 64.6% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 62.8% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 60.2% | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 64.7% | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 62.2% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 59.0% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 64.4% | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 68.2% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 55.6% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 60.5% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 64.5% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 62.0% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 63.5% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 61.1% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 64.2% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 62.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 62.4% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 63.1% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 76.1% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.7% | 62.8% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.1% | 55.6% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.3% | 58.2% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 62.4% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 72.5% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 72.8% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 75.5% | 77.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 38 Puerto Rico 78.7% compare
- 39 Namibia 78.3% compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 78.2% compare
- 42 Philippines 76.4% compare
- 43 Nicaragua 76.1% compare
- 44 Cameroon 75.8% 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kenya?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Kenya was 76.9% 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 79.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1977.
- How does Kenya rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.