Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Kenya
Kenya: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 1,101 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Kenya, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Kenya stood at 1,101. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Kenya peaked at 1,101 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 537, in 1963.
That places Kenya 133rd out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 537 | — |
| 1964 | 546 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 539 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 599 | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 599 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 625 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 652 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 601 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 708 | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 800 | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 817 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 820 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 797 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 785 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 827 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 852 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 883 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 898 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 897 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 876 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 854 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 837 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 841 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 869 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 888 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 911 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 921 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 928 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 911 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 875 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 851 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 847 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 860 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 872 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 854 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 861 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 859 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 843 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 853 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 836 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 838 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 858 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 886 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 919 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 956 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 933 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 939 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 991 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,024 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1,043 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,073 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,101 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585.29 | 537 | 652 | 7 |
| 1970s | 789 | 601 | 883 | 10 |
| 1980s | 879.2 | 837 | 921 | 10 |
| 1990s | 871.8 | 847 | 928 | 10 |
| 2000s | 886.1 | 836 | 956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,046 | 991 | 1,101 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Kenya?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Kenya was 1,101 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,101 in 2014.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 537 in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Kenya ranks 133rd out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.