Economy What is Kenya’s economic growth rate? Source World Bank: Kenya Economic Update - Securing Growth: Opportunities for Kenya in a Decarbonizing World Short answer What is Kenya’s economic growth rate? Kenya’s economic performance weakened in 2022. Real GDP grew by 4.8% in 2022, a slowing compared to the strong recovery from the Covid-19 crisis at 7.5% annual growth in 2021. But the growth was stillbroadly in line with expectations and with that seen in the pre-pandemic decade. The adverse weath... Back Full answer
Economy How much debt does Kenya have? Source Central Bank of Kenya Weekly Bulletin - 03 November 2023 Short answer How much debt does Kenya have? Kenya’s total public debt was KSh10.52 trillion (roughly US$94.77 billion) in August 2023, according to the central bank. ... Back Full answer
Economy Welfare & population What is the unemployment rate in Kenya? Source World Bank: Unemployment, total (% of total labour force) (modelled ILO estimate) - Kenya Short answer What is the unemployment rate in Kenya? Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.5% in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is the GDP per capita of Kenya? Source World Bank: GDP per capita (current US$) - Kenya Short answer What is the GDP per capita of Kenya? The country's GDP per capita (nominal gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population) was $2,099.3 in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture How much does agriculture contribute to Kenya’s GDP? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much does agriculture contribute to Kenya’s GDP? In 2022, the growing of crops, animal rearing and support activities to agriculture contributed KSh2.527 trillion. (21.2 % of nominal GDP). ... Back Full answer
Agriculture What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? In 2022, cut flowers had the largest recorded marketed agricultural production in Kenya at KSh 103.5 billion, followed by tea at KSh 156.7 billion and cattle and calves at KSh 84.7 billion. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Wheat production fell by 13% from 349,000 tonnes in 2021 to 271,000 tonnes in 2022, according to the Economic Survey 2023. The country consumed 2.1 million tonnes of wheat as food. A total of 11 tonnes were used as seed and 122 tonnes had “other” uses. Another 40 tonnes were lost. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture Land How much farmland does Kenya have? Source World Bank: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Kenya Short answer How much farmland does Kenya have? According to the World Bank, the agricultural area (as a percentage of the land area) in Kenya was reported to be 48.55% in 2020. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? Source World Bank: Kenya’s Economy is Showing Resilience as Output Rises Above Pre-Pandemic Levels Driven by a Rebound in the Services Sector Short answer Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? 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. ... Back Full answer