Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya
Kenya: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0208 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya is 0.0208 million SLC per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya peaked at 0.0208 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Kenya 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 0.004 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.005 million SLC per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 million SLC per person | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.012 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0156 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0156 million SLC per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0192 million SLC per person | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0208 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0208 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0213 million SLC per person, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0208 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 million SLC per person, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 0.001 million SLC per person | 0.0021 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 million SLC per person | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 0.0052 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 million SLC per person | 0.0052 million SLC per person | 0.0093 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 million SLC per person | 0.0097 million SLC per person | 0.0158 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 million SLC per person | 0.0156 million SLC per person | 0.0208 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 77 Qatar 0.0253 million SLC per person compare
- 78 Djibouti 0.0229 million SLC per person compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 0.0218 million SLC per person compare
- 81 Israel 0.0204 million SLC per person compare
- 82 Singapore 0.0201 million SLC per person compare
- 83 United Arab Emirates 0.0195 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 0.0208 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 0.0208 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Kenya ranks 80th 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 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, 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 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 ÷ 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.