Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Kenya
Kenya: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 22,469 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Kenya, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 22,469 million USD for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Kenya peaked at 24,246 million USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,634 million USD, in 2001.
That places Kenya 61st out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,634 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 6,026 million USD | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 6,074 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,175 million USD | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 6,616 million USD | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 7,793 million USD | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 8,383 million USD | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 9,293 million USD | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 9,622 million USD | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9,451 million USD | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 9,799 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12,974 million USD | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 14,858 million USD | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 16,512 million USD | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 19,244 million USD | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 19,708 million USD | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 20,423 million USD | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 22,109 million USD | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 24,246 million USD | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 18,373 million USD | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 20,541 million USD | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 21,285 million USD | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 20,855 million USD | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 22,469 million USD | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,402 million USD | 5,634 million USD | 9,622 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 16,932 million USD | 9,451 million USD | 24,246 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,705 million USD | 18,373 million USD | 22,469 million USD | 5 |
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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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9312 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 2,200 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 2,326 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 127.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Kenya?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Kenya was 22,469 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 24,246 million USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,634 million USD in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.