Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya
Kenya: Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products was 76.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya, 1999–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya stood at 76.7%.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya peaked at 78.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2004.
That places Kenya 9th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 68.4% | 68.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 68.3% | 78.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 75.8% | 78.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 76.7% | 76.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 6 Solomon Islands 79.8% compare
- 7 Chad 79.0% compare
- 8 Cameroon 78.5% compare
- 10 Barbados 73.5% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 71.1% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 69.8% compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.49 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 35.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya?
- Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Kenya was 76.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.