Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 44.45 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Kenya, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 44.45 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Kenya peaked at 59.42 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31.4, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 126th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.09 | — |
| 1961 | 59.42 | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 57.09 | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 56.89 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 55.82 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 55.33 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 51.38 | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 51.22 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 53.23 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 51.99 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 56.88 | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 55.43 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 56.06 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 55.76 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 55.14 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 56.54 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 55.48 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 51.94 | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 49.43 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 50.61 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 50.14 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 50.41 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 50.66 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 51.1 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 50.58 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 48.8 | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 45.91 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 44.01 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 41.92 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 40.85 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 39.7 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 40.2 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 41.36 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 41.89 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 41.34 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 40.52 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 39.54 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 40.1 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 39.45 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 39.17 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 39.34 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 38 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 38.28 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 37.59 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 36.05 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 34.38 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 32.92 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 31.4 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 32.11 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.74 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.61 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.58 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 34.78 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 35.77 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 36.94 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 37.38 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 38.57 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 41.56 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 43.09 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 44.45 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.75 | 51.22 | 59.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.33 | 49.43 | 56.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.44 | 40.85 | 51.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.33 | 39.17 | 41.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.28 | 31.4 | 39.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.87 | 32.61 | 44.45 | 10 |
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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 capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Kenya?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Kenya was 44.45 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 59.42 in 1961.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4 in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.