Kenya GDP per Capita

Current and historical gdp per capita data for Kenya, including latest value (2,132), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Kenya
UNIT: current US$
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:38:24+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Kenya · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
61 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 7.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17.6 / 20
External stability 13.1 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 4.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 83% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 19602024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Kenya · gdp per capita in current us dollars.

1960–2024
2,132 current US$
1,943 current US$
1,868 current US$
71 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
gdp per capita rate reference line

Countries by gdp per capita

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Luxembourg 137,782 high
Ireland 112,895 high
Switzerland 103,998 high
Singapore 90,674 high
Norway 86,785 high
Iceland 86,041 medium
United States 84,534 medium
Qatar 76,689 medium

Interpretation

short note

This output indicator helps assess economic size, growth and structural development.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
South Africa 6,267
Egypt 3,338
Morocco 4,153
United States 84,534
China 13,303

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Nominal GDP NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:38:24+02:00

Kenya Snapshot

country profile
Population 56.43 m
GDP 120.34 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 4.49%
Unemployment 5.45%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Lower middle income

Kenya GDP per Capita: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is GDP per Capita for Kenya. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: kenya gdp per capita rate, gdp per capita data kenya, kenya gdp per capita statistics, kenya current us$.