Manufacturing, value added in Kenya
Kenya: Manufacturing, value added was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Kenya is 7.1%, 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 in Kenya peaked at 12.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1961 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 8.6% | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9.6% | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +41.8% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.4% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 6 |
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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 manufacturing, value added in Kenya?
- Manufacturing, value added in Kenya was 7.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Kenya ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.