State Capacity Index in Kenya
Kenya: State Capacity Index was -0.0789 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
State Capacity Index in Kenya, 1963–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded -0.0789 for state capacity index in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.7% on the previous year and down 9,015.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Kenya peaked at 0.1198 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.7938, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 129th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
State Capacity Index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -0.7592 | — |
| 1964 | -0.6224 | -18.0% |
| 1965 | -0.5602 | -10.0% |
| 1966 | -0.5401 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | -0.4966 | -8.1% |
| 1968 | -0.5406 | +8.9% |
| 1969 | -0.5562 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | -0.7938 | +42.7% |
| 1971 | -0.7848 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | -0.5364 | -31.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4909 | -8.5% |
| 1974 | -0.517 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | -0.4518 | -12.6% |
| 1976 | -0.4463 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | -0.3894 | -12.7% |
| 1978 | -0.3722 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3544 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | -0.4458 | +25.8% |
| 1981 | -0.4732 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | -0.5289 | +11.8% |
| 1983 | -0.5169 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | -0.5229 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | -0.2501 | -52.2% |
| 1986 | -0.2406 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2208 | -8.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1787 | -19.1% |
| 1989 | -0.1997 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | -0.2811 | +40.8% |
| 1991 | -0.096 | -65.8% |
| 1992 | -0.0656 | -31.7% |
| 1993 | -0.1238 | +88.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 | -122.3% |
| 1995 | 0.096 | +247.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0813 | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.041 | -49.5% |
| 1998 | -0.2071 | -604.8% |
| 1999 | -0.2722 | +31.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2587 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | -0.2588 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.169 | -34.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0763 | -54.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0548 | -28.2% |
| 2005 | -0.0009 | -98.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0193 | +2133.3% |
| 2007 | -0 | -99.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 | -66805.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0261 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1021 | +290.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1198 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1174 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0698 | -159.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0516 | -26.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0789 | +52.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's -0.0789 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's -0.0789 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +66805.4% | -0 | 0.0287 |
| 2006 | -2133.3% | -0.0009 | -0.0193 |
| 1998 | -604.8% | 0.041 | -0.2071 |
| 2010 | +290.9% | 0.0261 | 0.1021 |
| 1995 | +247.6% | 0.0276 | 0.096 |
| 2013 | -159.4% | 0.1174 | -0.0698 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5822 | -0.7592 | -0.4966 | 7 |
| 1970s | -0.5137 | -0.7938 | -0.3544 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3578 | -0.5289 | -0.1787 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.08 | -0.2811 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0783 | -0.2588 | 0.0287 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0232 | -0.0789 | 0.1198 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 126 Cambodia -0.0551 compare
- 127 Sierra Leone -0.0702 compare
- 128 Cote d'Ivoire -0.0714 compare
- 130 Eswatini -0.079 compare
- 131 Uzbekistan -0.0795 compare
- 132 Suriname -0.0876 compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Kenya?
- State capacity index in Kenya was -0.0789 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1198 in 2011.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7938 in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for state capacity index?
- Kenya ranks 129th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9,015.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.