Manufacturing value added to gdp in Kenya
Kenya: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 7.12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 7.12 for manufacturing value added to gdp 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 to gdp in Kenya peaked at 12.79 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.12, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 133rd of 202 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 to gdp in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.71 | — |
| 1961 | 9.19 | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 8.62 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 8.69 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9.58 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 10.52 | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 10 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 10.29 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 10.36 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 10.91 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 10.85 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 11.29 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 10.35 | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 10.78 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 11.26 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 10.61 | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 9.92 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 9.67 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 10.7 | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 10.73 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.95 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 10.58 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 10.6 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.26 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 10.33 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.28 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.36 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 9.95 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 10.16 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.04 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 10.05 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 10.41 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 9.31 | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 8.51 | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 9.02 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 8.36 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 11.86 | +41.8% |
| 1997 | 11.57 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 10.93 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 10.14 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 10.32 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.78 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 9.82 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.71 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.54 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.69 | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 12.79 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 11.49 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 11.16 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.05 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 11.08 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 10.91 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.06 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 9.98 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.32 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.74 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.41 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.9 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.36 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.74 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.49 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 7.29 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 7.12 | -2.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 7.12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.42, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 7.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.36, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +41.8% | 8.36 | 11.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.69 | 8.62 | 10.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.62 | 9.67 | 11.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.35 | 9.95 | 10.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.02 | 8.36 | 11.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.92 | 9.71 | 12.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.96 | 7.9 | 12.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.43 | 7.12 | 7.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Kenya?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Kenya was 7.12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.79 in 2007.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 133rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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