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Republic of Kenya

KEN KE Sh Kenyan shilling (KES)

Every statistic we track for Kenya — 113 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$8,020

#147 of 191

Life expectancy

65.2 yrs

#139 of 188

Happiness score

4.67

#110 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.45

#74 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 90.1% #37/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 90.1% #36/139 2024
Bank Branches 4.5 #126/153 2024
Current Account Balance -4.1% #127/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 19.5% #106/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 89.3% #2/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 134.8 #49/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #136/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -6.4% #162/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 147.3 #64/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 435.2 #59/191 2026
GDP per Capita 2,714 #151/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 3,404 #132/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 8,020 #147/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.8% #46/184 2019
Government Debt 71.6% #47/185 2026
Income per Person 1,835 #157/183 2018
Income per Person 1,835 #157/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 5.9% #40/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 7.8 #105/130 2023
Listed Companies 59 #51/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 76.4% #33/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 87.5% #1/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.5% #39/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.2% #59/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 12.5% #62/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.3% #53/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 190,362,153,076 #67/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.2 #51/217 2024
Median Age 20.3 #193/235 2026
Population 43.9 #31/229 2013
Population 54.3 #27/191 2026
Population Density 101 #117/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 13,325 #57/195 2025
Urban Population 31.9% #186/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 76.2% #170/214 2023
Internet Users 35% #158/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 121.2 #78/209 2022
Read News Online 48.1% #31/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 10.6% #167/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 2.3 #144/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.9 #40/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.3% #145/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 33.2% #136/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 34.7 #36/191 2023
Life Expectancy 65.2 #139/188 2013
Life Expectancy 66.4 #144/186 2020
Suicide Rate 8.9 #85/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 10.2% #140/167 2022
Undernourishment 36.8% #7/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 57 #147/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4% #50/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.7 #117/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.4 #167/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 545 #118/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 91.5% #17/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #91/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.5 #97/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.8 #143/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 32 #122/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 32 #122/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #65/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #84/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #77/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #80/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 52 #115/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #29/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #76/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.3 #121/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #61/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #74/179 2025
Military Spending 1.1% #104/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #79/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 60.1% #10/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #82/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 53.2 #99/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.6 #78/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 79.8% #8/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 52.3% #16/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.4 #110/192 2024

📰 Media & news

News Avoidance (Digital News Report) 46% #16/48 2026
Press Freedom Index 50.5 #103/177 2026
Social Media as News Source (Digital News Report) 74% #4/48 2026
Trust in News (Digital News Report) 68% #1/48 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 16.4 #29/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 28.2 #9/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 87.1% #65/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 37.7% #97/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 3.3 #55/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 26.2% #70/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 11.2% #36/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 6.2 #26/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 50.8 #85/141 2023
World Risk Index 13.7 #40/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 73.7% #48/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.7 #110/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #111/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.2 #116/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.2 #5/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #88/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #95/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.9 #118/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #144/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 12.1% #69/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 86.7% #48/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 89.2% #27/143 2018
Secular Values 0.3 #41/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.4 #34/64 2022
Trade Union Membership 28.7% #9/120 2017
Trust in parliament 5.1 #49/151 2017
Trust in Science 71% #83/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 65.2% #71/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.2 #59/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.