Manufacturing, value added in Kenya
Kenya: Manufacturing, value added was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Kenya, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Kenya stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.0% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Kenya peaked at 32.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 1970.
That places Kenya 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | -4.3% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -2.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -1.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -0.3% | 7.3% | 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 manufacturing, value added in Kenya?
- Manufacturing, value added in Kenya was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Kenya ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.