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Kenya's economy has demonstrated resilience to the Covid-19 shock, with output in the first half of 2021 rising above pre-pandemic levels. In 2021 as a whole, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5%, one of the faster recoveries among Sub-Saharan African countries. ...

The Kenyan economy grew by 6.7% in 2021 after 0.3% contraction in 2020. Growth was driven by services on the supply side and by private consumption on the demand side, both benefiting from supportive policies and eased Covid-19 restrictions. ...

Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.7% in 2021. ...

The country's GDP per capita (nominal gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population) was US$2,006.8 in 2021. ...

The country’s total public debt was KSh8.2 trillion (roughly US$ 67.6 million) in December 2021, according to Kenya’s central bank. This debt was made up of KSh4.1 trillion in external debt and KSh4 trillion in domestic debt. ...