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Kenya vs Ethiopia

Kenya and Ethiopia 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 $121.53BKenya vs Ethiopia
GDP per Capita$2,714 vs $1,081Kenya vs Ethiopia
Population57.53M vs 135.47MKenya vs Ethiopia

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202 indicators

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Indicator Kenya EthiopiaPeriod
GDPEconomy$147.27B$121.53B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,714$1,0812026
Inflation RateEconomy6.4%11.8%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%—2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy129.27 LCU/USD159.19 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.4%-1.8%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%3.3%2025
Public DebtEconomy71.6%40.4%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.15B$-8.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%9.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,200$1,1102025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,910$3,6202025
GDP (PPP)Economy$403.64B$490.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.2%32.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.3%27.8%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.1%4.2%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.1%36.6%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17%20.1%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$5B$7.14B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.2%4.8%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35%24.3%2024/2022
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B$3.78B2025/2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy31.8%17.7%2023/2008 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%3.4%2023/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.4%68.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63%58.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.531.12022/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy45.5%38.6%2022/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%48.8%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy27.8%17.5%2022/2021
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.5%33.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%16.7%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$1.76B$2.28B2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy2.05M518K2019/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.1%-2.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.5B$3.98B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.2%2.8%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%7.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%9.5%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy16.7%6.4%2022/2021
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.927.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy1.2%5.9%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.3%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.5%4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$47$422023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%8%2024/2008 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy13%-17.1%2024/2008 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%19.7%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,790$7872021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy45.8%60.1%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy12.5%6.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy41.7%33.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.8%84.1%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy76.9%80.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.1%8.3%2022/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.514.32024/2023
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.410.12024/2023
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.6%7%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.8%0.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy65.5%63.7%2022/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy90.1%93.5%2022/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$21.43B$16.79B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.58B$25.49B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.660.7952024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2030.3822024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade16.5—2021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%0%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%9.2%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%80.4%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%3.8%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%13.3%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade21.8%20.2%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6280.4972023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5260.4972023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4560.3262023
PopulationDemographics57.53M135.47M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%2.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years67.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.3 years19.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.173.912024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.8%75.9%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.3%38.8%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.2%24.1%2025
Population DensityDemographics101/km²138.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.630.32026
Death RateDemographics7.135.732026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.590.22026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.1 years71 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.6 years64.4 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.9%4.6%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.234.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth3%0.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.4%2.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.290.142023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth57332023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth28.217.72021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18%16.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.2%46.3%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%8.1%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth378.8194.92023
Under-Five MortalityHealth39.946.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.527.42023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2071412024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%77%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%81%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—42%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%2.3%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.1%4.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.330.332019/2016
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth62.5%36.1%2022/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth70.2%49.8%2016/2019
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.271.222023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth54.568.22024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$85$352023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth37.8%38.3%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%5.2%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth92.8%73.6%2020/2019
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.9%35.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.5%6.8%2022/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare76%2.7%2022/2016 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare12.5%40.3%2022/2016 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%2.3%2022/2019
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%2.3%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%5.9%2024/2014 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation82.2%60.5%2000/2022 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation93.2%84.7%2014/2022 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%54.4%2024/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%30.4%2024/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%77.5%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation95.6%45.2%2006/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%26.7%2023/2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%17.6%2024/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%95%2023/2014 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%33.9%2023/2015 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security36.8%19.7%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.75M8.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.5%34.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture112.4116.32022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t575.7K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture243K t4.1M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t1.13M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture4.02M t11.7M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t282.72K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t6.19M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,666 kg/ha3,444 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha2,994 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha2,904 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture22.4M head71.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.98.52022/2012 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance32372024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5630.2572025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4460.12025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5640.5292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.8-0.442024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.3-0.652024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.46-1.052024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.36-1.882024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.33-0.832024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.35-1.242024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian617.13K1.01M2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02.38M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian218.65K112.99K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian9.8K02025
Internet UsersTechnology35%21.9%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.565.12024
4G CoverageTechnology97.3%44%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology30.62024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.1%4.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%98.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%12.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.3%1.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%0.3%2024/2017 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77%56.6%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M15.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure40.5%64.3%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3K MW10.1K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy551.1 MW21.6 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW504 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW9.2K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy67.7%90.6%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy31.6%7.1%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh113 kWh2024/2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%20.7%2024/2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy87.3 MW22.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%44.8%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.6%0.1%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy16.4%3.3%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy20.9%96.5%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy10%0%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh31 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy95 gCO₂/kWh23 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,608 kWh693 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.38 t0.15 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate78.1%95.4%2021/2020
Forest AreaClimate6.2%14.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.8%17%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate19.5%8.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.3 µg/m³23.8 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Kenya or Ethiopia have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $147.27B for Kenya versus $121.53B for Ethiopia (GDP, current US$).

How do Kenya and Ethiopia compare across indicators?

This page compares Kenya and Ethiopia 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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