ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Kenya

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Nairobi. Population 57,532,493 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,720 4,835 5,949 1995 2025 5,995
GDP growth (%)
−0.1 3.9 7.9 1995 2025 4.6
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
2.9 14.4 25.8 1995 2025 4.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
55.6 59.7 63.7 1995 2024 63.8

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 5,995 2025 +938 +1,316 154 of 199
GDP growth% 4.6% 2025 +4.9 pp −0.3 pp 57 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.6% 2025 +4.8 pp 0.0 pp 98 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 2,200 2025 +290 +880 162 of 201
Trade% of GDP 37.5% 2025 +7.1 pp −2.8 pp 166 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.8% 2025 +0.8 pp −0.1 pp 150 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 4.1% 2025 −1.3 pp −2.5 pp 55 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.4% 2025 −0.2 pp +2.7 pp 86 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 57,532,493 2025 +5,315,159 +10,443,967 26 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.9% 2025 0.0 pp −0.3 pp 52 of 217
Urban population% of total 32.2% 2025 +1.0 pp +0.5 pp 191 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 63.8 2024 +0.9 +1.8 197 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 34.2 2024 −2.8 −5.8 37 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.4% 2023 +0.3 pp −0.6 pp 144 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 82.2% 2000 * – – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.0% 2024 −1.4 pp −0.7 pp 93 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 35.0% 2024 +12.3 pp +18.5 pp 161 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 77.0% 2024 +7.3 pp +41.0 pp 174 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 38.5 2022 −2.3 – 27 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 45.5% 2022 +7.8 pp – 4 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 67.7% 2021 −0.6 pp −7.0 pp 30 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 5,191 +2.1 6,095 3,781 393 +2.5% 12% 11%
GDP growth 4.6% 0.0 4.3% 4.6% 2.0 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.5% +0.1 2.7% 2.5% 2.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,828 +1.3 2,750 1,355 296 +5.2% 6% 5%
Trade 36.4% +0.3 69.0% 59.9% 3.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.7% +0.3 1.9% 2.0% 0.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 6.2% −1.7 3.6% 3.5% 1.3 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.6% +0.7 5.1% 5.4% 1.2 – – –
Population 51,729,682 +1.9 12,348,573 14,957,094 3,116,327 +2.0% 1,963% 1,792%
Population growth 2.0% −0.8 1.7% 2.3% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 31.5% +3.1 50.9% 44.9% 0.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 62.5 +1.7 67.9 64.3 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 37.3 −1.9 28.7 37.2 1.6 – – –
Health spending 4.5% −0.5 4.5% 4.4% 0.3 – – –
Government spending on education 4.8% −2.1 4.0% 3.3% 0.4 – – –
Internet users 22.3% +2.2 57.9% 36.8% 5.8 – – –
Access to electricity 61.8% +1.0 88.7% 57.8% 14.8 – – –
Renewable energy 70.8% −1.0 42.5% 70.6% 3.1 – – –

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