Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya
Kenya: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.98 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.98 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0056 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
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya is 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Kenya peaked at 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 81st of 194 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0065 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.014 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0175 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0213 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0243 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0287 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0319 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0361 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0396 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0448 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0503 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0591 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0634 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0732 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0831 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0959 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1134 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1196 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.138 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1757 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1891 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2321 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2535 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2654 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.262 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2858 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2896 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2954 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.319 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3699 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.433 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4841 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5638 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6154 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6615 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7055 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8811 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9284 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.37 million SLC per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.013 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0243 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.051 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0287 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0831 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1845 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0959 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2654 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4317 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2858 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6615 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7055 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 78 Belgium 2.2 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 79 Ireland 2.18 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 80 Sweden 2.16 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 82 Poland 1.86 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 83 Barbados 1.75 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 84 Nepal 1.71 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 1.98 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 1.98 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 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Kenya ranks 81st 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 94.3%. 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 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 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 ÷ 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 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.