Industry (including construction), value added in Kenya
Kenya: Industry (including construction), value added was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Kenya stood at 16.3%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Kenya peaked at 19.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1995.
Kenya ranks 159th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.9% | — |
| 1961 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 15.4% | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 14.0% | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 15.5% | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 16.7% | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.3% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 15.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,187 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 8.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 119.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 282,722 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7436 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Kenya?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Kenya was 16.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1995.
- How does Kenya rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Kenya ranks 159th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.