Source
Central bank

Central Bank of Kenya

International Reserves

USD 7.5 billion (2015)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

USD 74.7 billion (2017, estimate)

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Intl$ 165.6 billion (2017, estimate)

Real GDP growth
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
5.9% 6.9% 0.2% 3.3% 8.4% 6.1% 4.6%
2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*    
5.7% 5.3% 5.7% 6% 6.1%    

*Estimate

GDP per capita - current prices

USD 1,599.4 (2017, estimate)

GDP per capita - PPP

Intl$ 3,543.7 (2017, estimate)

GDP (PPP) - share of world total
1980 1990 2000 2010 2017*
0.13% 0.14% 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%

*Estimate

 
 
Source
GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 32.7% 
  • industry: 18% 
  • services: 49.3%

(2016 estimate)

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

N/A

 

Inflation
2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*
5.7% 6.9% 6.6% 6.2% 5.5%

*Estimate

Unemployment rate
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

*Estimate

Household saving rates

N/A

 

Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*
41.5% 46.7% 51.3% 52.7% 53%

*Estimate

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*
-5.7% -7.4% -8.3% -7.4% -6.4%

*Estimate

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: B+

Moody'S: B1

Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)

Market value of publicly traded shares
2013 2014 2015
N/A N/A N/A
Largest companies

N/A

 
 
Source
Current account balance

USD -5.5 billion (2021 estimate)

Current account balance by percentage of GDP

-5% (2021 estimate)

Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)

9.7% (2020)

Shares in world total merchandising export

0.03% (2020)

Shares in world total commercial services export

0.08% (2019)

Total exports

USD 9.7 billion (2020 estimate)

Export commodities

Tea, cut flowers, refined petroleum, coffee, titanium (2019)

Total imports

USD 18.5 billion (2020 estimate)

 
 
Source
Import commodities

Refined petroleum, cars, packaged medicines, wheat, iron products (2019)

Exports - major partners

Uganda 10%, United States 9%, Netherlands 8%, Pakistan 7%, United Kingdom 6%, United Arab Emirates 6%, Tanzania 5% (2019)

Imports - major partners

China 24%, United Arab Emirates 10%, India 10%, Saudi Arabia 7%, Japan 5% (2019)

FDI inflows
2018 2019 2020
USD 1,139 million USD 1,098 million USD 717 million
FDI outflows
2018 2019 2020
USD 11 million USD 11 million USD -7.1 million
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

N/A

Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

N/A

Best countries for doing business

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking: 56 out of 190 countries (2020)

Subcategories:

Starting a business: 129 out of 190 countries

Enforcing Contracts: 89 out of 190 countries

Registering Property: 134 out of 190 countries

Getting Credit: 4 out of 190 countries

Protecting Minority Investors: 1 out of 190 countries

Trading Across Borders: 117 out of 190 countries

Paying Taxes: 94 out of 190 countries

Dealing with Construction Permits: 105 out of 190 countries

Getting Electricity: 106 out of 190 countries

Resolving Insolvency: 50 out of 190 countries

Global competitiveness ranking

13 out of 141 (2019)

Index of Economic Freedom

Ranking: 138 / Score: 52.6 (Mostly Unfree)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)

 
 
Source
Time zone

UTC+3

Total area

580,367 sq km

Capital

Nairobi

Currency

Kenyan shillings (KES)

Government type

Presidential republic

Languages

English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages

Religions

Christian 85.5% (Protestant 33.4%, Catholic 20.6%, Evangelical 20.4%, African Instituted Churches 7%, other Christian 4.1%), Muslim 10.9%, other 1.8%, none 1.6%, don't know/no answer 0.2% (2019 est.)

Total population
1990 2000 2010 2015 2020*
23.7 million 32.0 million 42.0 million 47.9 million 53.8 million

*Estimate

 
 
Source
Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2020
7.4% 15.6% 19.9% 28.0%
Population median age

20 years (2020 estimate)

Population growth rate

2.12% (2022 est.)

Life expectancy

69.7 years (2020 estimate)

Literacy

Total population: 81.5%

Male: 85%

Female: 78.2% (2018)

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write 

% of population living on less than $3.10 a day

66.5% (last available estimate, 2015)

Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

40.8 (last available estimate, 2015)

Freedom House rating

Total score: 48/100

Status: Partly Free

Political Rights: 19/40

Civil Liberties: 29/60 (2022)

Source
Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed: 0.1%

Mobile: 114.2% (2020)

(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

Internet users as % of total population

29.5% (2020)

Mercer Cost of living index

N/A

CO2 emissions

0.36 metric tons per capita (2018)

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