Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
140th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1962
All-time low
0.1011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Kenya stood at 0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Kenya peaked at 1.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 140th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.79 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1962 | 1.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 1.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 1973 | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6336 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 0.401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4478 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4706 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4594 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4183 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.431 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4224 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3173 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2722 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1993 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1897 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1588 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1325 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1181 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +87.7% | 0.5581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1993 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1575 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1357 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 137 Uzbekistan 0.1503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.1431 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Brazil 0.1402 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Mali 0.1347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Tanzania 0.1337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Tonga 0.1271 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Kenya?
- Value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Kenya was 0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 140th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of exported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.