Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya
Kenya: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 15.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya peaked at 19.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 96th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.0% | — |
| 1991 | 18.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +35.8% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -44.3% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +59.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 15.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 15.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added 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 | +59.2% | 7.9% | 12.6% |
| 1999 | -44.3% | 17.8% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 9.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 3 |
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 medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya was 15.1% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing