Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Kenya
Kenya: Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 was 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Kenya, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Kenya peaked at 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 116.89 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1965.
Kenya ranks 162nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 117.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1965 | 116.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 121.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 123.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 134.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 138.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 125.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 153.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1972 | 216.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | +41.5% |
| 1973 | 226.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 220.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 214.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 206.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 225.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 240.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 240.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 244.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 245.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 241.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 233.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 229.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 234.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 235.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 239.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 243.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 249.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 252.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 250.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 242.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 236.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 233.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 235.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 236.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 232.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 227.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 215.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 205.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 209.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 208.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 214.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 216.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 218.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 224.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 231.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 224.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 225.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 238.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 251.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 258.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 266.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 276.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 281.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 282.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 283.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 288.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 294.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 298.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 314.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 320.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 320.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 317.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 478.61 constant 2015 US$ per person, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 296.97 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +41.5% | 153.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 216.92 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | 116.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 138.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 206.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | 125.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | 240.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 239.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | 229.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | 249.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 236.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 215.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | 252.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 217.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | 205.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | 231.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 272.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | 238.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | 294.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 316.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 298.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 159 South Sudan 357.47 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 160 Nigeria 350.54 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 161 Tanzania 326.56 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 163 Pakistan 305.64 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 297.53 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 165 Mauritania 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Kenya?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Kenya was 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.89 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Kenya ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.