How does Kenya rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Kenya ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya

Name: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Kenya: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

134th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya is 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya peaked at 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Kenya ranks 134th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1962	0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1963	0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1964	0.0958 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1965	0.1052 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1966	0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1967	0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1968	0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1969	0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1970	0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1971	0.1129 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1972	0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1973	0.1078 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1974	0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1975	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1976	0.0992 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1977	0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1978	0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1979	0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1980	0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1981	0.1058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1982	0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1983	0.1026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1984	0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1985	0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1986	0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1987	0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1988	0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1989	0.1004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1990	0.1005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1991	0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1992	0.0931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1993	0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1994	0.0902 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1995	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1996	0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.8%
1997	0.1157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1998	0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1999	0.1014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2000	0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2001	0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2002	0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2003	0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2004	0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2005	0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2006	0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
2007	0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2008	0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2009	0.1149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2010	0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2011	0.1205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2012	0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2013	0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2014	0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2015	0.0998 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2016	0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2017	0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2018	0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2019	0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2020	0.076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2021	0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2022	0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2023	0.0749 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2024	0.0729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2025	0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0969 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1129 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Kenya

131 Mali 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
132 Republic of Moldova 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
133 Comoros 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
135 Niger 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
136 Sierra Leone 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
137 Angola 0.0679 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 168.3 current US$ per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 21,761 current LCU per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 156.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 15,507 constant LCU per person (2025)
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 12.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya?: Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya was 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Kenya rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.