Indicators of economy in Kenya
The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,230 USD per capita. GDP in Kenya, on the other hand, reached USD 2,082 per capita, or 110.35 billion USD for the whole country. Kenya is therefore currently ranked 61 of the major economies. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then Kenya ranks 148th in the list of the richest countries.Inflation in Kenya in 2021 was around 6.11%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.
Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 57.7 percent lower.
The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 32, which is below average by global standards.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Overall, the gross domestic product in Kenya in 2020 increased from 100.38 billion US dollars to 100.67 billion US dollars. Certainly, there have been shifts in numerous sectors of the economy, but a 0.29 percent increase has been rather unusual this year. While most countries have suffered significant losses, Kenya has certainly held its own. The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.7 percent. The consumer inflation rate has risen from 5.2 percent previously to 5.4 percent now.Unemployment rates in percentages 1991 - 2021
Economic performance 2021
Kenya Total | Kenya per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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GDP | 110.35 bn USD | 2,081.80 USD | 17.177 tn USD | 33,384.92 USD |
Gross national product | 110.40 bn USD | 2,082.81 USD | 16.895 tn USD | 32,835.37 USD |
Development of gross domestic product in billions of USD 1960 - 2021
› Debt budget development
› Development of inflation
› Corruption in Kenya
› Cost of living in a global comparison
› Development of inflation
› Corruption in Kenya
› Cost of living in a global comparison
Imports and Exports 2021
Kenya Total | Kenya per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Imports | 17.85 bn USD | 336.84 USD | 8.916 tn USD | 17,329.02 USD |
Exports | 9.78 bn USD | 184.44 USD | 9.554 tn USD | 18,569.19 USD |
Development of imports and exports in billions of USD 1975 - 2021
Exports
Imports