Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya
Kenya: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.44 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
79th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.44 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1561 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya stood at 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya peaked at 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1561 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Kenya 79th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1561 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1771 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1921 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2199 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2326 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2326 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2755 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3195 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3866 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4063 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4213 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4306 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4502 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4699 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4908 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5197 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5486 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5822 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6158 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6736 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6817 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6933 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7072 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7338 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7616 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7618 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7481 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7307 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7381 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7499 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7508 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7954 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8308 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8696 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9241 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9646 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9756 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9337 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9856 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9944 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2552 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1561 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3866 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4935 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4063 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6158 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.714 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7618 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8533 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7381 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9756 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9856 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 76 Mongolia 1.58 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 77 Djibouti 1.53 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 78 Barbados 1.51 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 80 Poland 1.32 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 81 Nepal 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 82 Eswatini 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre 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 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre 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 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1561 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Kenya ranks 79th 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 29.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.