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Kenya

73 series · 1800–2025 · Lower middle income · Sub-Saharan Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1950–202517,569,092 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1950–2025135,876 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1904–202510,776,221 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1904–2025187,307 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–2025109,762 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1950–2025163.0 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–20251,908 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1950–202515,538,209 (2025)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1950–202588.4 (2025)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1950–2025120,169 (2025)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1950–202513,570,908 (2025)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1950–202577.2 (2025)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1950–2025104,955 (2025)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1950–20251,967,223 (2025)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1950–202511.2 (2025)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1950–202515,214 (2025)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1950–20253,032,303 (2025)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1950–202517.3 (2025)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1950–202523,451 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1957–20253,143,126 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1957–202517.9 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1957–202524,308 (2025)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1895–20252,804,219 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1950–202516.0 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1950–202521,687 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1895–20253,817,402 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1950–202521.7 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1950–202529,523 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1975–2024-208,849 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1975–2024-1.29 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1950–2025129.3 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1960–2023101.4 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1975–2024-1,549 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1955–20254,217,153 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1982–20254,217,153 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1982–202524.0 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1955–20253,713,775 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1955–202521.1 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1955–20253,090,697 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1982–20253,090,697 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1955–20253,064,225 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1982–202517.6 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1955–202517.4 (2025)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax2014–20232,110,821 (2023)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2014–20232,110,821 (2023)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax2014–20232,099,725 (2023)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2014–202314.0 (2023)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP2014–202314.0 (2023)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1955–2025-6.41 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1982–2025-6.41 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1982–2025-1,126,456 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1955–2025-5.94 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1955–2025-1,044,351 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1911–202569.3 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1961–202569.3 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1961–202512,181,390 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1911–202465.6 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1963–202410,641,643 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1961–202512,181,390 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1955–2025-1,126,456 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1955–202524.0 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1955–202517.6 (2025)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP2014–202314.0 (2023)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1990–202415.3 (2024)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1999–202411.3 (2024)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01938–2010147,209 (2010)
M1Millions of local currencyM11966–2010577,206 (2010)
M2Millions of local currencyM21966–20101,099,234 (2010)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–20256,731,191 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1947–2025178.3 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1948–20254.07 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–202557.5 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1999–20225.45 (2022)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →