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Kenya — 35 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 1.0% of GDP, or $100 million (1989 est.)
1991 $100 million, 1.0% of GDP (1989 est.)
1992 exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 1% of GDP (1989 est.)
1993 exchange rate conversion - $294 million, 4.9% of GDP (FY88/89 est.)
1994 exchange rate conversion - $294 million, 4.9% of GDP (FY88/89 est.)
1995 exchange rate conversion - $136 million, 1.9% of GDP (FY93/94) KINGMAN REEF (territory of the US)
1997 3.9% (FY94/95)
1998 3.9% (FY94/95)
1999 1.9% (FY98/99)
2000 1.9% (FY98/99)
2001 1.9% (FY98/99)
2002 1.8% (FY01)
2003 1.8% (FY02)
2004 1.8% (2003)
2005 1.3% (2004)
2006 1.6% (2005 est.)
2007 2.8% (2006)
2008 2.8% of GDP (2006)
2009 2.8% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 56
2010 2.8% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 51
2011 2.8% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 49
2012 2.8% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 48
2013 1.8% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 78
2014 1.96% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 41 1.88% of GDP (2011) 1.96% of GDP (2010)
2015 1.96% of GDP (2012) | 1.88% of GDP (2011) | 1.96% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 41
2016 1.96% of GDP (2012) | 1.88% of GDP (2011) | 1.96% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 41
2017 1.4% of GDP (2017) | 1.32% of GDP (2016) | 1.32% of GDP (2015) | 1.33% of GDP (2014) | 1.56% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 41
2018 1.4% of GDP (2017) | 1.32% of GDP (2016) | 1.32% of GDP (2015) | 1.33% of GDP (2014) | 1.56% of GDP (2013)
2019 1.3% of GDP (2019) | 1.22% of GDP (2018) | 1.32% of GDP (2017) | 1.32% of GDP (2016) | 1.32% of GDP (2015)
2020 1.3% of GDP (2019) | 1.2% of GDP (2018) | 1.3% of GDP (2017) | 1.3% of GDP (2016) | 1.3% of GDP (2015)
2021 1.2% of GDP (2020) 1.3% of GDP (2019) 1.2% of GDP (2018) 1.3% of GDP (2017) 1.3% of GDP (2016)
2022 1.2% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2020) 1.2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $1.21 billion) 1.3% of GDP (2018) (approximately $1.24 billion) 1.4% of GDP (2017) (approximately $1.19 billion)
2023 1.1% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2019 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2018 est.)
2024 1% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.1% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)
2025 1.1% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.1% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.1% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)