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GDP per Capita across Kenya and Ethiopia

GDP per Capita · latestcurrent US$
Kenya$2,785reported, 2026
Ethiopia$1,131reported, 2026
KenyaEthiopia
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GDP per Capita

Each country in its own units, on a shared axis. Answers how high.
0$500$1k$1.5k$2k$2.5k$3k$3.5k2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Kenya$2,785Ethiopia$1,131
Reported yearModelled between surveysNo record

How far each has moved

Ethiopia moved fastest — 2.1× its 2014 level — and Kenya slowest at 1.9×. Rank by speed and the order is not the order by level.
Ethiopia+$5822.1×13 of 13 points from a survey · 2014 to 2026
Kenya+$1,3021.9×13 of 13 points from a survey · 2014 to 2026

Every measure, side by side

Latest value for each country, with the year it comes from. A hatched cell means no usable record — not a zero.
Latest value for every measure, by country
MeasureKenyaEthiopia
Populationpeople57.5m2025135.5m2025
GDP per Capitacurrent US$$2,7852026$1,1312026
GDP Growth% per year4.5%20269.2%2026
Inflation Rate% per year6.0%202611.7%2026
Life Expectancyyears63.8202467.62024
Internet Users% of population35.0%202421.9%2024
Electricity Access% of population77.0%202456.6%2024
Urban Population% of population32.2%202524.1%2025
Bold marks the highest value in a row. Behind means that country’s latest figure is older than its neighbours’ — a 2026 value and a 2022 value are not the same claim, and a hatched cell means no record at all.

What each comparison rests on

A country with more reported years is a firmer comparison than one drawn mostly from models. This is the part most comparison tools leave out.
Kenya92% reported
Ethiopia92% reported
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Every measure, Kenya and Ethiopia side by side

173 indicators where at least one of the two has a recent figure. Each value shows its own period and links to that country's page; a dash means no recent figure, not zero.

IndicatorKenyaEthiopia
Economy
GDP$151.15B (2026)$127.15B (2026)
GDP per Capita$2,785 (2026)$1,131 (2026)
Inflation Rate6.76% (Sep 2026)11.7% (2026)
Central Bank Policy Rate8.75% (7 Oct 2026)—
Official Exchange Rate129.74 KES/USD (Oct 2026)161.06 ETB/USD (Sep 2026)
Budget Balance-6.6% (2026)-2% (2026)
Unemployment Rate5.4% (2025)3.3% (2025)
Public Debt72.9% (2026)40.7% (2026)
Trade Balance$-8.15B (2025)$-8.71B (2025)
GDP Growth4.5% (2026)9.2% (2026)
GNI per Capita$2,200 (2025)$1,110 (2025)
GNI per Capita (PPP)$6,910 (2025)$3,620 (2025)
GDP (PPP)$403.64B (2025)$490.64B (2025)
Agriculture (% of GDP)23.2% (2025)32.8% (2025)
Industry (% of GDP)16.3% (2025)27.8% (2025)
Manufacturing (% of GDP)7.1% (2025)4.2% (2025)
Services (% of GDP)55.1% (2025)36.6% (2025)
Investment (% of GDP)17% (2025)20.1% (2025)
Remittances Received$5.11B (2025)$7.14B (2024)
Remittances (% of GDP)3.8% (2025)4.8% (2024)
External Debt (% of GNI)35% (2024)—
Foreign Reserves$12.39B (2025)$3.78B (2024)
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)29.4% (2025)—
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)14.1% (2023)3.4% (2024)
Labor Force Participation67.4% (2025)68.5% (2025)
Female Labor Force Participation63% (2025)58.5% (2025)
Account Ownership90.1% (2024)48.8% (2024)
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.1% (2025)0.5% (2025)
Trade Openness (% of GDP)37.5% (2025)33.5% (2025)
Inflation (GDP Deflator)3.5% (2025)16.7% (2025)
Current Account Balance-4.5% (2026)-2.5% (2026)
Foreign Direct Investment$3.2B (2025)$3.8B (2025)
FDI (% of GDP)2.3% (2025)3.6% (2025)
Government Revenue (% of GDP)17.5% (2024)7.5% (2024)
Government Spending (% of GDP)23.3% (2024)9.5% (2024)
Productive Capacity Index36.9 (2024)27.7 (2024)
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)2.5% (2023)4% (2023)
Foreign Aid per Capita$47 (2023)$42 (2023)
Lending Interest Rate16.6% (2024)—
Real Interest Rate13% (2024)—
Gross Savings (% of GDP)15.7% (2025)19.7% (2024)
Employment in Agriculture45.8% (2025)60.1% (2025)
Employment in Industry12.5% (2025)6.4% (2025)
Employment in Services41.7% (2025)33.4% (2025)
Vulnerable Employment63.8% (2025)84.1% (2025)
Household Consumption (% of GDP)76.9% (2025)80.9% (2025)
Bank Branches per 100,0004.5 (2024)14.3 (2023)
ATMs per 100,0006.4 (2024)10.1 (2023)
GDP per Capita Growth2.6% (2025)7% (2025)
Debt Service (% of GNI)4.8% (2024)0.9% (2024)
Trade
Exports of Goods & Services$21.43B (2025)$16.79B (2025)
Imports of Goods & Services$29.58B (2025)$25.49B (2025)
Export Diversification Index0.655 (2025)0.763 (2025)
Export Concentration Index0.186 (2025)0.434 (2025)
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)1.8% (2025)0% (2023)
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)29.7% (2025)9.2% (2023)
Food Exports (% of Exports)50.8% (2025)80.4% (2023)
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)3.2% (2024)3.8% (2023)
Exports (% of GDP)15.8% (2025)13.3% (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)21.8% (2025)20.2% (2025)
Development
Human Development Index0.628 (2023)0.497 (2023)
Gender Inequality Index0.526 (2023)0.497 (2023)
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.456 (2023)0.326 (2023)
Demographics
Population57.53M (2025)135.47M (2025)
Population Growth1.9% (2025)2.6% (2025)
Life Expectancy63.8 years (2024)67.6 years (2024)
Median Age20.3 years (2026)19.3 years (2026)
Fertility Rate3.17 (2024)3.91 (2024)
Rural Population67.8% (2025)75.9% (2025)
Population Under 1536.3% (2025)38.8% (2025)
Urban Population32.2% (2025)24.1% (2025)
Population Density101/km² (2026)138.9/km² (2026)
Birth Rate26.6 (2026)30.3 (2026)
Death Rate7.13 (2026)5.73 (2026)
Net Migration Rate-0.59 (2026)0.2 (2026)
Life Expectancy (Female)66.1 years (2024)71 years (2024)
Life Expectancy (Male)61.6 years (2024)64.4 years (2024)
Urban Population Growth2.9% (2025)4.6% (2025)
Health
Infant Mortality34.2 (2024)34.5 (2024)
HIV Prevalence3% (2024)0.7% (2024)
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.4% (2023)2.8% (2023)
Physicians per 1,0000.29 (2023)0.14 (2023)
UHC Service Coverage Index57 (2023)33 (2023)
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending24.2% (2023)46.3% (2023)
Safely Managed Sanitation35.8% (2024)8.1% (2024)
Maternal Mortality378.8 (2023)194.9 (2023)
Under-Five Mortality38.8 (2024)44.5 (2024)
Neonatal Mortality20.7 (2024)25.2 (2024)
Tuberculosis Incidence207 (2024)141 (2024)
Measles Immunization80% (2025)77% (2025)
DTP3 Immunization88% (2025)81% (2025)
Basic Drinking Water—42% (2024)
Basic Sanitation5.1% (2024)2.3% (2024)
Diabetes Prevalence3.1% (2024)4.4% (2024)
Nurses & Midwives per 1,0002.27 (2023)—
Adolescent Fertility Rate54.5 (2024)68.2 (2024)
Health Spending per Capita$85 (2023)$35 (2023)
Smoking Prevalence9.6% (2024)5.2% (2024)
Child Welfare
Child Stunting17.9% (2024)35.5% (2024)
Education
Education Spending (% of GDP)4% (2024)2.3% (2024)
Tertiary Enrollment10.4% (2024)—
Primary Completion Rate90.8% (2024)—
Lower Secondary Completion86.6% (2024)—
Primary Net Enrollment94.3% (2023)77.5% (2024)
Lower Secondary Enrollment—45.2% (2024)
Upper Secondary Enrollment62.4% (2023)26.7% (2024)
Upper Secondary Completion65% (2024)—
Qualified Primary Teachers100% (2023)—
Secondary Enrollment84.3% (2023)—
Food Security
Undernourishment34.9% (2024)19.9% (2024)
Acute Food Insecurity3.75M (Sep 2026)8.5M (Jan 2026)
Agriculture
Agricultural Land (% of Land)50% (2024)34.3% (2024)
Food Production Index128.7 (2024)119.3 (2024)
Cassava Production1.21M t (2024)—
Coffee Production49.5K t (2024)575.7K t (2024)
Sorghum Production243K t (2024)4.1M t (2024)
Millet Production65.76K t (2024)1.13M t (2024)
Maize Production4.02M t (2024)11.7M t (2024)
Rice Production282.15K t (2024)282.72K t (2024)
Wheat Production312.2K t (2024)6.19M t (2024)
Maize Yield1,666 kg/ha (2024)3,444 kg/ha (2024)
Rice Yield6,553 kg/ha (2024)2,994 kg/ha (2024)
Wheat Yield3,044 kg/ha (2024)2,904 kg/ha (2024)
Cattle Stock22.4M head (2024)71.9M head (2024)
Governance
Corruption Perceptions Index32 (2024)37 (2024)
Electoral Democracy Index0.563 (2025)0.257 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index0.446 (2025)0.1 (2025)
Political Corruption Index0.564 (2025)0.529 (2025)
Control of Corruption-0.86 (2025)-0.37 (2025)
Government Effectiveness-0.09 (2025)-0.62 (2025)
Rule of Law-0.47 (2025)-0.94 (2025)
Political Stability-1.12 (2025)-1.85 (2025)
Regulatory Quality-0.37 (2025)-0.73 (2025)
Voice and Accountability-0.33 (2025)-1.28 (2025)
Organized Violence Deaths80 deaths (2025)5.46K deaths (2025)
State-Based Conflict Dyads1 (2025)3 (2025)
Non-State Conflict Dyads1 (2025)6 (2025)
One-Sided Violence Dyads2 (2025)4 (2025)
Humanitarian
Refugees Hosted617.13K (2025)1.01M (2025)
Internally Displaced People0 (2025)2.38M (2025)
Asylum Seekers Hosted218.65K (2025)112.99K (2025)
Stateless People9.8K (2025)0 (2025)
Technology
Internet Users35% (2024)21.9% (2024)
Mobile Subscriptions126.5 (2024)65.1 (2024)
4G Coverage97.3% (2025)73.93% (2025)
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions3 (2024)0.6 (2024)
Mobile Data Price4.1% (2025)4.79% (2025)
3G Coverage98% (2025)99.01% (2025)
Fixed Broadband Price12.29% (2025)12.41% (2025)
Mobile Bundle Price1.33% (2025)1.69% (2025)
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.8% (2024)—
Infrastructure
Electricity Access77% (2024)56.6% (2024)
Air Transport Passengers5.14M (2023)15.27M (2023)
Energy
Renewable Energy Capacity3K MW (2025)10.1K MW (2025)
Solar Capacity551.1 MW (2025)21.6 MW (2025)
Wind Capacity436.1 MW (2025)504 MW (2025)
Hydropower Capacity892.7 MW (2025)9.2K MW (2025)
Clean Cooking Access32% (2024)7% (2024)
Electricity Consumption per Capita195 kWh (2024)157 kWh (2024)
Power Transmission Losses25.8% (2024)20.7% (2024)
Off-grid Renewable Capacity87.3 MW (2025)22.8 MW (2025)
Rural Electricity Access67.1% (2024)44.8% (2024)
Solar Share of Electricity4.63% (2025)0.12% (2025)
Wind Share of Electricity16.4% (2025)3.3% (2025)
Hydropower Share of Electricity20.94% (2025)96.5% (2025)
Fossil Share of Electricity10% (2025)0% (2025)
Electricity Demand16 TWh (2025)31 TWh (2025)
Electricity Carbon Intensity95 gCO₂/kWh (2025)23 gCO₂/kWh (2025)
Primary Energy per Capita1,608 kWh (2023)693 kWh (2023)
Climate
CO2 Emissions per Capita0.38 t (2024)0.15 t (2024)
Forest Area6.6% (2024)23.8% (2024)
Protected Areas11.8% (2025)17% (2025)
PM2.5 Air Pollution20.3 µg/m³ (2023)23.8 µg/m³ (2023)

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