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Kenya

Africa · Capital: Nairobi · Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)

Kenya is a country in Africa, with its capital at Nairobi. It has a GDP of $120.4B (2024), a population of 57.5M (2025), a GDP per capita of $2,133.

GDP
$120.4B

2024 · #67 of 200

GDP per capita
$2,133

2024 · #161 of 200

Population
57.5M

2025 · #26 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$7,016

2025 · #142 of 185

Economy

GDP
$120.4B2024 · #67
GDP per capita
$2,1332024 · #161
GDP growth
4.66%2024 · #56
Inflation
4.49%2024 · #122
Unemployment
5.45%2025 · #101
Population
57.5M2025 · #26
GDP (PPP)
$403.64B2025 · #57
GDP per capita (PPP)
$7,0162025 · #142
Gini index
38.52022 · #107
Government debt
71.6%2026 · #138

People

Median age
21.2 yrs2024 · #193
Fertility rate
3.2 children/woman2024 · #52
Urbanization
32.2%2025 · #190
Net migration
−27,330/yr2025 · #180
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs2024 · #196
HDI
0.6282023 · #143
Homicide rate
4.9 per 100k2022 · #115

Money

Corporate tax
30%2024 · #27
Top income tax
35%2024 · #58

Figures

Internet users
35.0%2024 · #158
CO₂ per capita
0.4 t2024 · #168
Area
580,367 km²#49
Population density
99 /km²2025 · #106
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
70 destinations2026 · #126
Corruption index
32/1002024 · #122
Military spending
1.0%2024 · #107
Renewable energy
67.7%2021 · #31

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Kenya.

  1. 1Ushahidi Inc.Revenue · 2023 · ~$318,982