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Kenya

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Nairobi Lower middle income Nation age 63 years (since 1963) i KEN · KE
NationsTree Index 2025 i35.5144th of 196 Tree height 2025 i11 msee ranking Military strength i48percentile
Population i57.5 m26th of 217 Area i591,970 km²47th of 216 GDP i$135.94 bn62nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$403.64 bn intl.58th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$7,016 intl.154th of 199 Life expectancy i63.8 years197th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i30
Strength · trunk i66
Quality of life · crown i18
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i29
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i46
CSV

In short

Kenya is 144th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 35.5 out of 100; its tree is 11 m tall.

It has 57.5 million people and an economy of $403.64 bn at purchasing power parity, 58th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (30th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (36th of 203) and GDP growth (58th of 210).

Its weakest positions: Extreme poverty (102nd of 108), Tertiary enrolment (137th of 150) and Life expectancy (197th of 217).

Over five years it fell from 139th to 144th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 591,970 47th/216
Land area ikm² 580,880 45th/216
Population ipeople 57.5 m 26th/217
Population growth i% 1.93% 52nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 97.2 108th/216
Urban population i% 32.2% 191st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 36.3% 46th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.0% 197th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $135.94 bn 62nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $403.64 bn 58th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $344.93 bn 58th/199
GDP per person iUSD $2,363 171st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $7,016 154th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,200 162nd/201
GDP growth i% 4.6% 58th/210
Inflation i% 4.1% 126th/180
Unemployment i% 5.4% 101st/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 71.3% 137th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -6.5% 169th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 23.2% 25th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.3% 155th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 7.1% 132nd/192
Services i% of GDP 55.1% 118th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $21.43 bn 89th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $29.58 bn 83rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 15.8% 157th/183
Imports i% of GDP 21.8% 163rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 37.5% 166th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 107th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 29.7% 92nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 50.8% 28th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.3% 82nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 3.2% 115th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.8% 112th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.8% 150th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.2% 111th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.01% 86th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.22% 47th/209
Arable land i% of land area 11.5% 91st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 382 157th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.0 m 63rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.76 bn 54th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 15.4% 42nd/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 63.8 197th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 38.8 154th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.29 135th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.3 105th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 91% 93rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 66.0% 88th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 84.3% 123rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 27.4%2015
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.0% 201st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.4% 144th/193
Adult literacy i% 82.2%2000
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.4% 137th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.628 143rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 38.5 78th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 45.5% 102nd/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 77.0% 174th/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 35.8% 102nd/144
Internet users i% of population 35.0% 162nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 126 70th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 3.0 149th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.55 84th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 1,9172004
Air passengers carried ipassengers 5.1 m 59th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.38 36th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 67.7% 30th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 20.3 121st/200
Forest area i% of land area 6.6% 175th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 563 117th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 50.5 114th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 30.8 159th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 50.8 133rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 46.0 181st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 49.1 123rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 51.6 121st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.9 98th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.47 bn 74th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.1% 109th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.6% 90th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 24,000 96th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.11% 160th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 117.0 m 46th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m1993

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.81% 47th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 396 50th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 2,079 72nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Kenya — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/kenya. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Kenya — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/kenya. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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