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GOAL 1: No Poverty in Kenya

Kenya: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
62nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2005
All-time low
0.25 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Kenya, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.25 5 year moving average2005: 1 5 year moving average2006: 1 5 year moving average2007: 1 5 year moving average2008: 1 5 year moving average2009: 1 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0.5 5 year moving average2012: 0.5 5 year moving average2013: 0.5 5 year moving average2014: 0.5 5 year moving average2015: 0.857 5 year moving average2016: 0.857 5 year moving average2017: 0.857 5 year moving average2018: 0.857 5 year moving average2019: 0.857 5 year moving average2020: 0.571 5 year moving average2021: 0.571 5 year moving average2022: 0.625 5 year moving average2023: 0.8 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 1: no poverty in Kenya is 0.8 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Kenya peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.25 5 year moving average, in 2004.

Kenya ranks 62nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Kenya, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.25 5 year moving average —
2005 1 5 year moving average +300.0%
2006 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.5 5 year moving average -50.0%
2011 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.857 5 year moving average +71.4%
2016 0.857 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.857 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.857 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.857 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.571 5 year moving average -33.4%
2021 0.571 5 year moving average +0.0%
2022 0.625 5 year moving average +9.5%
2023 0.8 5 year moving average +28.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.8 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.8 5 year moving average is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.875 5 year moving average 0.25 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6785 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 0.857 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.6418 5 year moving average 0.571 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 1: no poverty in Kenya?
Goal 1: no poverty in Kenya was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2005.
What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Kenya rank for goal 1: no poverty?
Kenya ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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