Kenya — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Kenya, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Kenya was 4.63% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 22.17% in 1971. The lowest was -7.77% in 1961 (about -1.7× the latest value).
Kenya ranks 58 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Kenya sits above it. It peaked in 1971 and has fallen 79% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 23 of 47 economies; Sierra Leone (4.61%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2883% in 2021.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 103rd of 107 in 1961 → 117th of 119 in 1970 → 50th of 152 in 1980 → 66th of 176 in 1990 → 173rd of 199 in 2000 → 28th of 209 in 2010 → 44th of 209 in 2020 → 51st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 4.66% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 5.72% | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 4.86% | -2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 7.59% | +7.9 pp |
| 2020 | -0.27% | -5.4 pp |
| 2019 | 5.11% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 5.65% | +1.8 pp |
| 2017 | 3.84% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 4.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 4.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.02% | +1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 4.57% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 5.12% | -2.9 pp |
| 2010 | 8.06% | +4.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.31% | +3.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.23% | -6.6 pp |
| 2007 | 6.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 6.47% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 5.91% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +2.2 pp |
| 2003 | 2.93% | +2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.55% | -3.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.78% | +3.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -1.7 pp |
| 1999 | 2.31% | -1.0 pp |
| 1998 | 3.29% | +2.8 pp |
| 1997 | 0.47% | -3.7 pp |
| 1996 | 4.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 4.41% | +1.8 pp |
| 1994 | 2.63% | +2.3 pp |
| 1993 | 0.35% | +1.2 pp |
| 1992 | -0.8% | -2.2 pp |
| 1991 | 1.44% | -2.8 pp |
| 1990 | 4.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 4.69% | -1.5 pp |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 5.94% | -1.2 pp |
| 1986 | 7.18% | +2.9 pp |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +2.5 pp |
| 1984 | 1.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 1.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 1.51% | -2.3 pp |
| 1981 | 3.77% | -1.8 pp |
| 1980 | 5.59% | -2.0 pp |
| 1979 | 7.62% | +0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 6.91% | -2.5 pp |
| 1977 | 9.45% | +7.3 pp |
| 1976 | 2.15% | +1.3 pp |
| 1975 | 0.88% | -3.2 pp |
| 1974 | 4.07% | -1.8 pp |
| 1973 | 5.9% | -11.2 pp |
| 1972 | 17.08% | -5.1 pp |
| 1971 | 22.17% | +26.8 pp |
| 1970 | -4.66% | -12.6 pp |
| 1969 | 7.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 7.98% | +4.6 pp |
| 1967 | 3.36% | -11.4 pp |
| 1966 | 14.73% | +12.7 pp |
| 1965 | 2.01% | -3.0 pp |
| 1964 | 4.96% | -3.8 pp |
| 1963 | 8.78% | -0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 9.46% | +17.2 pp |
| 1961 | -7.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kenya’s GDP growth in 1962?
9.46% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kenya’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +159.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.63%; 2024: 4.66%; 2023: 5.72%; 2022: 4.86%; 2021: 7.59%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.