Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 1.23 billion current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.23 billion current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 1.23 billion current USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 672,000 current USD, in 1962.
Kenya ranks 81st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.29 million current USD | 672,000 current USD | 16.37 million current USD | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.12 million current USD | 17.02 million current USD | 291.02 million current USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 219.67 million current USD | 145.78 million current USD | 271.69 million current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.71 million current USD | 105.70 million current USD | 246.46 million current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 342.60 million current USD | 165.59 million current USD | 580.01 million current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 881.11 million current USD | 622.05 million current USD | 1.12 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 billion current USD | 1.05 billion current USD | 1.23 billion current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,814 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Kenya?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Kenya was 1.23 billion current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 billion current USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 672,000 current USD in 1962.
- How does Kenya rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.