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Kenya vs Egypt

Kenya and Egypt side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$147.27B vs $429.65BKenya vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$2,714 vs $3,904Kenya vs Egypt
Population57.53M vs 118.37MKenya vs Egypt

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202 indicators

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Indicator Kenya EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$147.27B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,714$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy6.4%14.3%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%—2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy129.27 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.4%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy71.6%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.15B$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,200$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,910$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$403.64B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.2%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.3%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.1%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.1%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$5B$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.2%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B$48.88B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy31.8%25.8%2023/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%12.5%2023/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.4%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.528.52022/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy45.5%1.4%2022/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy27.8%23.8%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.5%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$1.76B$4.87B2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy2.05M13.03M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.1%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.5B$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.2%15.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%—2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%—2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy16.7%15.3%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.942.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy1.2%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.5%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$47$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%24.3%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13%-7%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,790$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy45.8%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy12.5%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy41.7%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.8%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy76.9%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.1%9.7%2022/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.56.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.437.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.6%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.8%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy65.5%7.1%2022/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy90.1%58.5%2022/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$21.43B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.58B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.660.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2030.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade16.566.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%12.5%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%51.9%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%21.9%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%3.8%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade21.8%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6280.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5260.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4560.5822023
PopulationDemographics57.53M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.3 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.172.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.8%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.3%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.2%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics101/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.620.52026
Death RateDemographics7.135.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.59-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.1 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.6 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.9%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.220.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth3%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.4%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.290.672023/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth57712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth28.29.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.2%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth378.8172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth39.917.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.59.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth207102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.1%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.331.062019/2021
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth62.5%58.5%2022/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth70.2%97.1%2016/2021 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.271.792023/2018 ⚠
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth54.541.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$85$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth37.8%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth92.8%90.3%2020/2014 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.9%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.5%3.3%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare76%99.1%2022/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare12.5%15.8%2022/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%10.1%2022/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%3.8%2024/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%38%2024/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation82.2%79.5%2000/2022 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation93.2%95.2%2014/2022 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%96.1%2024/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%88.1%2024/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%96.5%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation95.6%93.4%2006/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%70%2023/2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%75.7%2024/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%87.1%2023/2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%84.8%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security36.8%9.4%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.75M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.5%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture112.4109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture243K t780K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture4.02M t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,666 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture22.4M head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.91.32022/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance32302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5630.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4460.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5640.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.8-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.3-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.46-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.36-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.33-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.35-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian617.13K220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian218.65K878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian9.8K52025
Internet UsersTechnology35%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.597.12024
4G CoverageTechnology97.3%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology311.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.1%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.3%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M16.67M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure40.5%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3K MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy551.1 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy67.7%6.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy31.6%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh1,493 kWh2024/2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%19.9%2024/2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy87.3 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.6%3.1%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy16.4%3.8%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy20.9%6.1%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy10%87%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh244 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy95 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,608 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.38 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate78.1%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate6.2%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.8%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate19.5%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.3 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Kenya or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $147.27B for Kenya versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Kenya and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Kenya and Egypt on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=KE,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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