Kenya vs United States

Kenya vs United States: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Kenya and 2.3% a year in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 2.3 percentage points, or 1.98 times that in United States.

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% a year · IMF

Kenya vs United States: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Kenya and 2.3% a year in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 2.3 percentage points, or 1.98 times that in United States.
KenyaUnited StatesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2003, when it overtook United States.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 43 and United States ranked 97 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 5% a year and United States at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearKenyaUnited States
20254.62.3
20244.73
20235.72.9
20224.92.4
20217.66.3
2020-0.3-2.1
20195.12.6
20185.73
20173.82.5
20164.21.8
201552.9
201452.5
20133.82.1
20124.62.3
20115.11.6
20108.12.7
20093.3-2.6
20080.20.1
20076.92
20065.92.8
20055.73.5
20044.63.8
20032.92.8
20020.51.7
200141
20000.34.1
19992.24.8
199834.5
19970.44.4
19964.53.8
19954.32.7
19942.54
1993-0.12.8
1992-1.13.5
19911.3-0.1
19904.11.9
19894.63.7
19886.14.2
19875.83.5
198673.5
19854.14.2
19841.67.2
19831.64.6
19825.1-1.8
19814.12.5
19805.6-0.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenyaUnited States
20264.52.3
20274.72.3
20284.92.1
202951.9
203051.8
203151.8

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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