Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Services, value added (current LCU), per capita was 168,201 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 168,201 current LCU per person for services, value added (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Kenya peaked at 168,201 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25,408 current LCU per person, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 77th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25,408 current LCU per person | — |
| 2007 | 28,409 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 31,746 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 47,352 current LCU per person | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 49,295 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 53,750 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 60,447 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 66,211 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 74,254 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 82,064 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 89,045 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 96,312 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 104,215 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 111,889 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 110,763 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 124,576 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 137,786 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 150,704 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 160,175 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 168,201 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 168,201 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 137,770 current LCU per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 168,201 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 266,382 current LCU per person, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 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 | +49.2% | 31,746 current LCU per person | 47,352 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,229 current LCU per person | 25,408 current LCU per person | 47,352 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 78,748 current LCU per person | 49,295 current LCU per person | 111,889 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,034 current LCU per person | 110,763 current LCU per person | 168,201 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 74 Chad 201,631 current LCU per person compare
- 75 Seychelles 194,541 current LCU per person compare
- 76 Haiti 190,809 current LCU per person compare
- 78 Bangladesh 163,658 current LCU per person compare
- 79 Thailand 159,432 current LCU per person compare
- 80 Maldives 157,388 current LCU per person compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Kenya?
- Services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Kenya was 168,201 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 168,201 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,408 current LCU per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for services, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 77th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.