CFI Data on Kenya
We offer a data-driven country report for Kenya that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Kenya.
Trade agreement information for Kenya
Does Kenya belong to any economic unions or free trade areas?
Member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) since 01/04/2019
Other members:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe
What bilateral trade deals are there between Kenya and other countries and economic unions?
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (from 08/12/1994)
Implementation dates might vary according to the date of the United Kindom's exit from the European UnionTrade between Kenya and the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.
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Its population in 2018 was 50,950,879 [1]
In 2015, 72.66% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2018, its GDP grew by 6.32% [2]
In 2018 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn5.05 [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2010 was 0.79% [2]
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