Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya
Kenya: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0152 million SLC per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0152 million SLC per person for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya peaked at 0.0162 million SLC per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Kenya 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0086 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.009 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0101 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 million SLC per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0112 million SLC per person | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0137 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0145 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0151 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0158 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0161 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0157 million SLC per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0156 million SLC per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0157 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0159 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0147 million SLC per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.014 million SLC per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0135 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 million SLC per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0138 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0145 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0145 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0152 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 million SLC per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0152 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0338 million SLC per person, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0107 million SLC per person | 0.0078 million SLC per person | 0.0142 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 million SLC per person | 0.0142 million SLC per person | 0.0158 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0155 million SLC per person | 0.014 million SLC per person | 0.0162 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 million SLC per person | 0.0131 million SLC per person | 0.0144 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 million SLC per person | 0.0135 million SLC per person | 0.0146 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0149 million SLC per person | 0.0143 million SLC per person | 0.0152 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 74 Argentina 0.0176 million SLC per person compare
- 75 Eswatini 0.0161 million SLC per person compare
- 76 San Marino 0.0155 million SLC per person compare
- 78 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0142 million SLC per person compare
- 79 Puerto Rico 0.0137 million SLC per person compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 0.0127 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya was 0.0152 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 million SLC per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Kenya ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.