GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: GDP per capita was 198,263 constant LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Kenya stood at 198,263 constant LCU. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 198,263 constant LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73,216 constant LCU, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 74th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,521 constant LCU | 73,216 constant LCU | 94,219 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 114,610 constant LCU | 86,442 constant LCU | 130,039 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,676 constant LCU | 124,508 constant LCU | 137,229 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,996 constant LCU | 126,762 constant LCU | 138,146 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,584 constant LCU | 121,499 constant LCU | 136,128 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,424 constant LCU | 139,272 constant LCU | 171,025 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,178 constant LCU | 167,244 constant LCU | 198,263 constant LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -276.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 300,727 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,200 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 17.30 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Gdp per capita in Kenya was 198,263 constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 198,263 constant LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,216 constant LCU in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.