Kenya: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kenya's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 5,086 on 2024 (from 193,177 to 198,263).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +2,214 and a typical year strayed about 3,336 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15,404 in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 9,189 in 1961. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4,530 a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 208,285 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 6,699, against 11,616 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Kenya had the 68th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kenya in the 2025 ranking

• India — 65th of 186: 220,360
• Maldives — 66th of 186: 201,625
• Philippines — 67th of 186: 198,898
• Algeria — 69th of 186: 198,048
• Bangladesh — 70th of 186: 197,100
• Mexico — 71st of 186: 193,318

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 66 values

GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 431,776 (2025)
• Benin — 826,368 (2025)
• Botswana — 76,974 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 465,264 (2025)
• Burundi — 173,562 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 466,711 (2025)
• Cameroon — 886,421 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 151,419 (2025)
• Chad — 493,018 (2025)
• Comoros — 545,354 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 164,071 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Kenya

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.24 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.97 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$14.8 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.51 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.21% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$104.6 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 13.52 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Kenya's GDP per capita (constant LCU)?

198,263 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 140.6% from 82,405 in 1960 (1.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 198,263 in 2025 and the lowest 73,216 in 1961.

How does Kenya rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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