Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Kenya
Kenya: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.6%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
56th
of 173 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2011
All-time low
1.5%
in 2016
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Kenya, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Kenya is 2.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Kenya peaked at 5.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2016.
Kenya ranks 56th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.8% | — |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +46.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.6% compare
- 54 Tajikistan 2.6% compare
- 55 Indonesia 2.6% compare
- 57 Uganda 2.5% compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 2.5% compare
- 59 Cameroon 2.4% compare
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Kenya?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Kenya was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 56th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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