Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita was 50,635 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, 2014–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 50,635 current LCU per person for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Kenya peaked at 50,635 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,504 current LCU per person, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 61st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25,504 current LCU per person | — |
| 2015 | 28,292 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 30,076 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 36,463 current LCU per person | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 34,750 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 38,185 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 36,236 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 39,201 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 44,464 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 50,635 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 50,635 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25,892 current LCU per person, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 50,635 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81,703 current LCU per person, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32,212 current LCU per person | 25,504 current LCU per person | 38,185 current LCU per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 42,634 current LCU per person | 36,236 current LCU per person | 50,635 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 62,022 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Luxembourg 56,759 current LCU per person compare
- 60 Thailand 52,756 current LCU per person compare
- 62 Mexico 49,760 current LCU per person compare
- 63 Bhutan 47,368 current LCU per person compare
- 64 Maldives 38,762 current LCU per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Kenya?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Kenya was 50,635 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 50,635 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,504 current LCU per person in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.