Kenya GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

5.1

Units In

5.1

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Dec 30, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 25 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
10.1 Jun 2021	-4.7 Jun 2020	4.78 %	2004-2024	Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Kenya is one the most developed countries in East Africa. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (including coffee and tea cultivation) is the largest sector of the economy and accounts for about 22 percent. Manufacturing is the second largest sector and represents around 11 percent of the GDP. Other major sectors include: Real Estate (about 8 percent of total GDP), Wholesales and Retail Trade (around 7 percent), Transport and Storage (around 7 percent) , Education (about 7 percent), Financial and Insurance Activity (around 6 percent) and Construction (around 5 percent).

Latest Updates

The economy of Kenya advanced by 5% year-on-year in Q2 2025, following a 4.9% growth in the previous three-month period. The expansion was largely fueled by strong performance in the key agricultural sector (+4.4% vs 6% in Q1), amid higher production of coffee, vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, and milk. Other sectors also supported growth, notably transportation and storage (+5.4% vs 3.8%); finance and insurance (+6.6% vs +5.1%); accommodation & food services (+7.8% vs 4.1%); professional, administrative & support services (8.5% vs 4.6%) and information & communication (+6% vs +5.8%). On a seasonally adjusted basis, the GDP expanded by 1.2% in Q2, following a 0.8% rise in the previous period.