Machinery and transport equipment in Kenya
Kenya: Machinery and transport equipment was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Machinery and transport equipment in Kenya, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for machinery and transport equipment in Kenya is 5.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Kenya peaked at 14.3% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 85th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 11.3% | — |
| 1964 | 14.3% | +26.0% |
| 1965 | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | -27.0% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 9.9% | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 8.8% | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 8.4% | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 9.8% | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | -18.0% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 8.5% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | -23.2% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 7.7% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +91.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +145.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -2.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 | +145.7% | 2.8% | 6.9% |
| 2006 | +91.5% | 2.1% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 5.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 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 machinery and transport equipment in Kenya?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Kenya was 5.6% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1964.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Kenya ranks 85th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. 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 value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).