Subsidies in Kenya
Kenya: Subsidies was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Kenya, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies in Kenya is 0 current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Kenya peaked at 110.66 million current US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.61 million current US$ | 1.61 million current US$ | 1.61 million current US$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million current US$ | 48,609 current US$ | 2.89 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 404,134 current US$ | 17,509 current US$ | 1.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.80 million current US$ | 504,189 current US$ | 110.66 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Sierra Leone 13.51 million current US$ compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 11.20 million current US$ compare
- 13 Mozambique 7.15 million current US$ compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
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 subsidies in Kenya?
- Subsidies in Kenya was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 110.66 million current US$ in 2003.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for subsidies?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current U.S. dollars.