CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Kenya
Kenya: CPIA business regulatory environment rating was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▬ Flat
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Kenya, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Kenya stood at 4 1=low to 6=high. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Kenya peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2012.
That places Kenya 4th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.7 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 Georgia 5.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 2 Armenia 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 2 Rwanda 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Benin 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Cape Verde 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Kosovo 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Moldova 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Togo 4 1=low to 6=high 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 cpia business regulatory environment rating in Kenya?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in Kenya was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- Kenya ranks 4th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This Business Regulatory Environment criterion assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environment helps or hinders private business in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive. The emphasis is on direct regulations of business activity and regulation of goods and factor markets. Three sub-components are measured: (a) regulations affecting entry, exit, and competition; (b) regulations of ongoing business operations; and (c) regulations of factor markets (labor and land).