Gross national income per capita undp in Kenya

Kenya: Gross national income per capita undp was 5,608 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,608
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,608
in 2023
All-time low
3,500
in 2009
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Gross national income per capita undp in Kenya, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.0k1991: 3.9k1992: 3.8k1993: 3.6k1994: 3.6k1995: 3.7k1996: 3.8k1997: 3.8k1998: 3.8k1999: 3.8k2000: 3.7k2001: 3.7k2002: 3.6k2003: 3.6k2004: 3.7k2005: 3.8k2006: 4.0k2007: 4.1k2008: 4.0k2009: 3.5k2010: 3.7k2011: 3.9k2012: 3.9k2013: 4.0k2014: 4.1k2015: 4.2k2016: 4.7k2017: 4.8k2018: 5.0k2019: 5.1k2020: 5.0k2021: 5.3k2022: 5.4k2023: 5.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, gross national income per capita undp in Kenya stood at 5,608. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national income per capita undp in Kenya peaked at 5,608 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,500, in 2009.

That places Kenya 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,777 3,590 3,989 10
2000s 3,778 3,500 4,100 10
2010s 4,340 3,712 5,115 10
2020s 5,326 4,993 5,608 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 143 Samoa 5,952 compare
  2. 144 Congo 5,903 compare
  3. 145 Tajikistan 5,747 compare
  4. 147 Sao Tome and Principe 5,583 compare
  5. 148 Nigeria 5,569 compare
  6. 149 Pakistan 5,501 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national income per capita undp in Kenya?
Gross national income per capita undp in Kenya was 5,608 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 5,608 in 2023.
What is the lowest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 3,500 in 2009.
How does Kenya rank for gross national income per capita undp?
Kenya ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national income per capita undp rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gross national income per capita undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross national income per capita undp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,478 data points, 1990–2023
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