Kenya Real GDP Growth

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Key information about Kenya Real GDP Growth

  • The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Kenya expanded 5.2 % YoY in Sep 2022, following a growth of 5.3 % in the previous quarter.
  • Real GDP Growth YoY data in Kenya is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2010 to Sep 2022, with an average rate of 5.4 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.6 % in Mar 2011 and a record low of -4.1 % in Jun 2020.
CEIC calculates quarterly Real GDP Growth from quarterly Real GDP. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Real GDP in local currency, at 2016 prices. Real GDP Growth prior to Q1 2017 is calculated from Real GDP at 2009 prices.


Related information about Kenya Real GDP Growth

  • In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of Kenya reached 26.9 USD bn in Sep 2022.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 4.0 % in Sep 2022.
  • GDP Per Capita in Kenya reached 2,236.0 USD in Dec 2021.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 13.3 % in Dec 2021.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 20.3 % in Dec 2021.
  • Public Consumption accounted for 12.1 % in Dec 2021.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 74.6 % in Dec 2021.

View Kenya's Real GDP Growth from Mar 2010 to Sep 2022 in the chart:

Kenya Real GDP Growth

What was Kenya's Real GDP Growth in Sep 2022?

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Kenya expanded 5.2 % YoY in Sep 2022, following a growth of 5.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.2 Sep 2022 5.3 Jun 2022 -4.1 Jun 2020 13.6 Mar 2011 % quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Algeria (%) 3.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) 1.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 12.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Australia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1960 - Dec 2022
Austria (%) 1.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1989 - Mar 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 1.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 7.1 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Belarus (%) -2.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
Belgium (%) 1.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Bolivia (%) 4.3 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2022
Botswana (%) 6.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Brazil (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
Brunei (%) 0.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2022
Bulgaria (%) 2.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Cambodia (%) 5.3 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Canada (%) 2.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1962 - Dec 2022
Chile (%) -0.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2022
China (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Mar 2023
Colombia (%) 2.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Croatia (%) 4.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Czech Republic (%) 0.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 1.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (%) 3.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Egypt (%) 4.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2022
Estonia (%) -4.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
European Union (%) 1.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) -0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
France (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1950 - Mar 2023
Georgia (%) 9.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Germany (%) -0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Mar 2023
Ghana (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 5.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2023
Hungary (%) 0.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Iceland (%) 6.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
India (%) 4.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2022
Indonesia (%) 5.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 5.0 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 1989 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) -0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Israel (%) 2.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Italy (%) 1.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 6.8 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Japan (%) 0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1956 - Dec 2022
Jordan (%) 2.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
Kenya (%) 5.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
South Korea (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2022
Kosovo (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Laos (%) 3.5 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Latvia (%) 0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Lebanon (%) -25.9 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Lithuania (%) -0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Luxembourg (%) -2.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) -23.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
North Macedonia (%) 0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) 4.0 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Malaysia (%) 7.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Malta (%) 4.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 7.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2022
Mexico (%) 3.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Moldova (%) -10.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Mongolia (%) 7.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Montenegro (%) 6.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 0.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (%) 2.0 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2007 - Dec 2018
Myanmar (%) 3.5 2022 yearly 2011 - 2022
Nepal (%) -0.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Netherlands (%) 2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) 1.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1983 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (%) 2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1979 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 3.1 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 1.7 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 1.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 9.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (%) 5.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Peru (%) -0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Philippines (%) 7.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Portugal (%) 1.8 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2019
Qatar (%) 1.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) 2.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Russia (%) -2.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) -3.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Serbia (%) 4.5 Sep 2019 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2019
Singapore (%) 0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
Slovakia (%) 1.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Slovenia (%) 1.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
South Africa (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2022
Spain (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Sri Lanka (%) -12.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Sudan (%) -1.9 2021 yearly 1983 - 2021
Sweden (%) -0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2022
Switzerland (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1966 - Mar 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 3,502.694 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 71,454.4 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 5,655.330 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 16,111.320 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 4,688.790 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 153,026.593 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 68,569.708 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 516,997.428 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 514,086.673 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 586,050.078 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 61,111.623 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 644,021.033 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) -478.312 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,119.1 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Nov 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 585.2 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 18.6 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 7,528.435 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 125,626.451 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,738.751 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,704.3 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 485,345.284 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 157,854.152 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 28.832 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 63.608 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 14.635 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 279.097 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2023
Exports (KES mn) 88,976.990 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Imports (KES mn) 219,664.190 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 9,242.480 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 17,767.980 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 12,660.840 Oct 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Oct 2023
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 482.650 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 1,357.990 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 6,499.390 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 5,789.460 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 11,652.920 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 6,972.140 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 5,148.480 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) 126.600 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 49.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -288.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 393.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -230.822 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -97.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -22.590 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 38,270.1 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.0 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,567.3 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -7.497 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
KE: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -62,489.498 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 88,638.588 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Assets (USD mn) 26,149.090 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -288.000 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2014 - Dec 2022
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn) -24,917.900 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn) 6,858.800 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) 894.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,467.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 4,148.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 1,874.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -196.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,274.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,047.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,243.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) -3.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 100.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,336.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 788.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 363.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 1,760.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 3,640.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 101.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 47.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 34.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) -8.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 770.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 46,390.100 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 11.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2021
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019 monthly Apr 2001 - Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 13,396.080 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 25,795.237 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2023
M2 Growth (%) 10.1 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,397.6 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.126 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.9 Nov 2023 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1.070 Jun 2023 monthly Sep 1973 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 39,205.236 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.4 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 40,483.0 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 13.5 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 50,629.576 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.21 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 30.13 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022

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