Kenya: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Kenya is the largest economy in East Africa. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2017): China, India, and United Arab Emirates |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Small-Scale Consumer Goods (Plastic, Furniture, Batteries, Textiles, Clothing, Soap, Cigarettes, Flour); Agricultural Products; Horticulture; Oil Refining |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $163,285,492,958 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4.874% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $3,285 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 75/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 8.006% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $26,423,645,479 (2017) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 37.2% (2018) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 4.628% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 7.895% (2017) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($5,018,267,205) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 19,963,734 (2018) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 37.21% (2018) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 14.277% (2018) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 48.513% (2018) |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.428% (2018) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $19,085,783,027 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $10,439,798,899 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 28.304% (2017) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $671,488,393 (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $3,785,156,093 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Kenya’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.