Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya
Kenya: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 15.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya peaked at 19.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 96th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 9.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 3 |
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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 medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Kenya was 15.1% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing