Kenya Unemployment Rate
1991 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Unemployment Rate
- Kenya Unemployment Rate increased to 2.98% in Dec 2020, from the previously reported figure of 2.60% in Dec 2019.
- Kenya Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2020, with an average rate of 2.86%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 2.98% in Dec 2020 and a record low of 2.60% in Dec 2019.
- The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Kenya Population reached 47.56 million people in Dec 2019.
View Kenya's Unemployment Rate from 1991 to 2020 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Unemployment Rate in 2020?
Kenya Unemployment Rate increased to 2.98% in Dec 2020, from the previously reported figure of 2.60% in Dec 2019. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.98 2020 | 2.60 2019 | 2.60 2019 | 2.98 2020 | % | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 11.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2022 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.71 Sep 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2017 |
| Argentina (%) | 7.00 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2021 |
| Armenia (%) | 14.50 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
| Australia (%) | 3.90 May 2022 | monthly | Feb 1978 - May 2022 |
| Austria (%) | 4.35 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.94 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Bahrain (%) | 4.30 2016 | yearly | 1991 - 2016 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.20 Feb 2022 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Feb 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.70 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | 3.40 2017 | yearly | 1999 - 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 15.90 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
| Botswana (%) | 24.72 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Brazil (%) | 10.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Apr 2022 |
| Brunei (%) | 7.65 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 4.90 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 5.10 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1976 - May 2022 |
| Chile (%) | 7.75 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Apr 2022 |
| China (%) | 5.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2022 |
| Colombia (%) | 12.12 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.40 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.40 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.42 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2022 |
| Denmark (%) | 5.10 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Ecuador (%) | 4.78 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2022 |
| Egypt (%) | 7.20 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| European Union (%) | 6.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 6.20 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - May 2022 |
| France (%) | 7.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | 20.62 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Germany (%) | 3.00 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Apr 2022 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.70 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Greece (%) | 12.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 5.40 Apr 2022 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Apr 2022 |
| Hungary (%) | 3.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.70 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Apr 2022 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 6.49 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
| Iran (%) | 8.90 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 4.70 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2022 |
| Israel (%) | 3.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Apr 2022 |
| Italy (%) | 8.36 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Apr 2022 |
| Jordan (%) | 23.30 Nov 2021 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Nov 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.90 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2022 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.80 May 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - May 2022 |
| Kosovo (%) | 25.80 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2021 |
| Kuwait (%) | 2.09 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 5.80 2020 | yearly | 1992 - 2020 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 6.50 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2022 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Apr 2022 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4.66 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Apr 2022 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Apr 2022 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 14.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.90 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Apr 2022 |
| Malta (%) | 3.22 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 3.09 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2022 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.01 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Mongolia (%) | 8.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Montenegro (%) | 15.40 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
| Morocco (%) | 12.10 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 3.98 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 3.10 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 3.20 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Mar 2022 |
| Nigeria (%) | 33.28 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 2.90 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Mar 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 2.10 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2018 - May 2022 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 25.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Panama (%) | 11.30 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 8.47 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2022 |
| Peru (%) | 8.26 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Apr 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 5.70 Apr 2022 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2022 |
| Poland (%) | 5.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Apr 2022 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 5.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2022 |
| Russia (%) | 4.25 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 6.86 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2021 |
| Serbia (%) | 10.60 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2022 |
| Singapore (%) | 2.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2020 - Apr 2022 |
| Slovakia (%) | 6.54 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Apr 2022 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 34.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Spain (%) | 13.65 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Mar 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.60 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Dec 2021 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.55 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2022 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.56 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2022 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 11,211.254 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 6.2 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 72,535.4 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 5,190.245 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 13,813.335 2027 | yearly | 1998 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 4,315.443 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 1,490,045.768 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 185,817.879 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 362,747.063 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 1,520,933.682 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 1,281,623.146 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 382,306.771 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 2,069,112.502 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn) | 4,032,368.180 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Central Government Debt: External (KES mn) | 4,174,371.530 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.296 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,180.7 Jan 2022 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 532.8 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 10.6 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 5,058.903 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 113,289.556 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 4,778.930 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,713.5 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 20.9 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Jan 2022 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 466,200.846 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 127,044.927 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 40.550 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 101.973 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 16.949 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 316.557 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2022 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 77,063.150 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 6,399.250 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2022 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 213,516.620 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 6,360.070 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 13,558.640 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 3,567.810 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 11,361.240 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 363.620 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,385.080 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 4,292.690 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 6,399.160 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 7,681.590 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 39,240.820 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 18,322.660 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 50,645.010 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 37,937.830 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 39,283.340 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 3,398.830 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 36,265.170 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 21,434.900 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 10,726.530 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 1,641.820 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 110.800 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 107.100 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| 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) | 16,096.844 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 30,011.781 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.3 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Apr 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 8,432.2 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 8.601 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.9 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.083 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 37,575.049 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.2 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 43,828.5 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.6 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Apr 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 40,041.045 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 13.87 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 25.98 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 4,221,200.000 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 3,483,808.548 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Apr 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 1,866,645.730 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Apr 2022 |
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