Poverty & Inequality in Kenya

20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 90.1% 2022 up 5.0% 13th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 65.5% 2022 up 15.3% 9th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 45.5% 2022 up 20.7% 9th
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 13.6% 2022 up 13.3% 10th
Prosperity gap 9.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 7.6% 10th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 53.0% 2022 up 10.4% 10th
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 45.5% 2022 up 11.0% 9th
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 25.9% 2022 up 16.7% 9th
Population living in slums 40.5% 2022 down 24.9% 54th
Income share held by second 20% 10.9% 2022 up 5.8% 85th
Gini index 38.5 2022 down 5.6% 37th
Income share held by lowest 20% 7.1% 2022 up 14.5% 67th
Income share held by lowest 10% 2.9% 2022 up 20.8% 53rd
Income share held by highest 10% 30.9% 2022 down 2.2% 28th
Income share held by highest 20% 46.3% 2022 down 2.5% 29th
Income share held by fourth 20% 21.2% 2022 down 1.4% 95th
Income share held by third 20% 14.6% 2022 unchanged 100th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 9.1% 2022 down 34.5% 88th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 45.5% 2022 up 20.8% 9th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 39.8% 2022 up 10.2% 5th