Services, value added in Kenya
Kenya: Services, value added was 9.68 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Kenya, 2006–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 9.68 trillion current LCU for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 150.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Kenya peaked at 9.68 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 937.66 billion current LCU, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 46th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 trillion current LCU | 937.66 billion current LCU | 1.91 trillion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.73 trillion current LCU | 2.05 trillion current LCU | 5.73 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 trillion current LCU | 5.78 trillion current LCU | 9.68 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 109.76 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Kenya?
- Services, value added in Kenya was 9.68 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.68 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 937.66 billion current LCU in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for services, value added?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.