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Kenya vs Ethiopia

172 indicators have a value for Kenya, Ethiopia, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

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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Indicator Kenya EthiopiaPeriod
GDPEconomy$147.27B$121.53B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,714$1,0812026
Inflation RateEconomy6.6%11.8%2026-08
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy129.42 LCU/USD160.87 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.4%-1.8%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%3.3%2025
Public DebtEconomy71.6%40.4%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-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%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B$3.78B2025/2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy31.8%2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%3.4%2023/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.4%68.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63%58.5%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%48.8%2024
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
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.1%-2.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.2B$3.8B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.3%3.6%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%7.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%9.5%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.927.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.5%4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$47$422023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%19.7%2024
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
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
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$21.43B$16.79B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.58B$25.49B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6550.7632025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1860.4342025
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
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.2%46.3%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%8.1%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth378.8194.92023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.844.52024
Neonatal MortalityHealth20.725.22024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2071412024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%77%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%81%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth42%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%2.3%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.1%4.4%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth54.568.22024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$85$352023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%5.2%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.9%35.5%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%2.3%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%77.5%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation45.2%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%26.7%2023/2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security36.8%19.7%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M8.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.5%34.1%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t2024
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
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
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance80 deaths5.46K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance132025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance162025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance242025
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%73.9%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology30.62024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.1%4.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%99%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%12.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.3%1.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77%56.6%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M15.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3K MW10.1K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy551.1 MW21.6 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW504 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW9.2K MW2025
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
Forest AreaClimate6.2%14.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.8%17%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.3 µg/m³23.8 µg/m³2023

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