Services, value added in Kenya
Kenya: Services, value added was 55.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Kenya, 2006–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 55.1% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Kenya peaked at 58.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 120th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Services, value added in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 50.4% | — |
| 2007 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 55.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 50.1% | 58.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 55.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 54.0% | 55.7% | 6 |
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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 24.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 11.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 176.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 22,802 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0057 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Kenya?
- Services, value added in Kenya was 55.1% 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 58.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for services, value added?
- Kenya ranks 120th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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 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.