Industry (including construction), value added in Kenya

Kenya: Industry (including construction), value added was 2.86 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.86 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
57th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.86 trillion current LCU
in 2025
All-time low
925.20 million current LCU
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Kenya, 1960–2025

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Kenya stood at 2.86 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 119.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Kenya peaked at 2.86 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 925.20 million current LCU, in 1963.

Kenya ranks 57th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.26 billion current LCU 925.20 million current LCU 1.88 billion current LCU 10
1970s 4.45 billion current LCU 2.06 billion current LCU 8.07 billion current LCU 10
1980s 17.02 billion current LCU 9.58 billion current LCU 27.89 billion current LCU 10
1990s 78.44 billion current LCU 32.07 billion current LCU 135.27 billion current LCU 10
2000s 292.56 billion current LCU 145.33 billion current LCU 602.28 billion current LCU 10
2010s 1.21 trillion current LCU 668.25 billion current LCU 1.73 trillion current LCU 10
2020s 2.40 trillion current LCU 1.86 trillion current LCU 2.86 trillion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 54 Burundi 3.27 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 55 Equatorial Guinea 3.09 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 56 Yemen 2.95 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 58 Armenia 2.61 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 59 Brazil 2.57 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 60 Benin 2.50 trillion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Kenya?
Industry (including construction), value added in Kenya was 2.86 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 2.86 trillion current LCU in 2025.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 925.20 million current LCU in 1963.
How does Kenya rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Kenya ranks 57th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 9,055 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.