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Kenya

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 14.4%
Current prices2025
136USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 12.4%
Current prices2025
2,558USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
4.9%
Inflation▼ 0.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.1%
Government debt▲ 2.0 pp
General government, gross2025
69.3% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.4 pp
Balance2025
-2.7% of GDP
Population▲ 1.7%
Total2025
53.35million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.30.08.11995: 4.3%1996: 4.5%1997: 0.4%1998: 3.0%1999: 2.2%2000: 0.3%2001: 4.0%2002: 0.5%2003: 2.9%2004: 4.6%2005: 5.7%2006: 5.9%2007: 6.9%2008: 0.2%2009: 3.3%2010: 8.1%2011: 5.1%2012: 4.6%2013: 3.8%2014: 5.0%2015: 5.0%2016: 4.2%2017: 3.8%2018: 5.7%2019: 5.1%2020: -0.3%2021: 7.6%2022: 4.9%2023: 5.7%2024: 4.7%2025: 4.9%2026: 4.5% (IMF projection)2027: 4.7% (IMF projection)2028: 5.1% (IMF projection)2029: 5.0% (IMF projection)2030: 5.0% (IMF projection)2031: 5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.015.11995: 1.6%1996: 6.8%1997: 11.3%1998: 5.4%1999: 5.8%2000: 10.0%2001: 5.7%2002: 2.0%2003: 9.8%2004: 11.8%2005: 9.9%2006: 6.0%2007: 4.3%2008: 15.1%2009: 10.5%2010: 4.1%2011: 14.0%2012: 9.4%2013: 5.7%2014: 6.9%2015: 6.6%2016: 6.3%2017: 8.0%2018: 4.7%2019: 5.2%2020: 5.3%2021: 6.1%2022: 7.6%2023: 7.7%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.1%2026: 5.9% (IMF projection)2027: 5.9% (IMF projection)2028: 5.7% (IMF projection)2029: 5.7% (IMF projection)2030: 5.3% (IMF projection)2031: 5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %7.64.95.74.74.94.54.75.15.05.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %6.17.67.74.54.15.95.95.75.75.3
GDP, current prices USD bn110115108119136147155162172184
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,2092,2662,0992,2752,5582,7142,8042,8873,0073,167
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD5,7126,3026,7887,1607,5918,0208,4358,8599,3139,799
General government gross debt % of GDP68.267.873.467.369.371.672.473.373.674.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.2-6.0-5.6-5.7-6.4-6.4-6.0-6.0-6.1-6.2
Current account balance % of GDP-5.1-5.0-3.6-2.3-2.7-4.1-3.7-3.4-3.3-3.2
Population million49.7550.6451.5452.4453.3554.2755.1956.1157.0457.98

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.075.12000: 43%2001: 41%2002: 42%2003: 44%2004: 41%2005: 37%2006: 37%2007: 34%2008: 34%2009: 36%2010: 37%2011: 36%2012: 38%2013: 40%2014: 41%2015: 46%2016: 50%2017: 54%2018: 56%2019: 59%2020: 68%2021: 68%2022: 68%2023: 73%2024: 67%2025: 69%2026: 72% (IMF projection)2027: 72% (IMF projection)2028: 73% (IMF projection)2029: 74% (IMF projection)2030: 74% (IMF projection)2031: 75% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-9.30.00.62000: -1.1%2001: -1.7%2002: -0.6%2003: 0.6%2004: -0.6%2005: -1.0%2006: -1.7%2007: -2.9%2008: -4.8%2009: -3.9%2010: -5.2%2011: -8.2%2012: -7.5%2013: -7.8%2014: -9.3%2015: -5.1%2016: -4.1%2017: -5.6%2018: -4.0%2019: -2.2%2020: -3.7%2021: -5.1%2022: -5.0%2023: -3.6%2024: -2.3%2025: -2.7%2026: -4.1% (IMF projection)2027: -3.7% (IMF projection)2028: -3.4% (IMF projection)2029: -3.3% (IMF projection)2030: -3.2% (IMF projection)2031: -3.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
201519.518.910.056.1
202523.216.37.155.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method2,200USD2025+66.7%
GNI, Atlas method127USD bn2025+103.8%
Exports of goods and services15.8% of GDP2025+0.6 pp
Imports of goods and services21.8% of GDP2025-3.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth63.8years2024+3.0%
Urban population32.2% of total2025+0.5 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)