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Kenya vs Uganda

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

GDP$147.27B vs $73.37BKenya vs Uganda
GDP per Capita$2,714 vs $1,476Kenya vs Uganda
Population57.53M vs 51.38MKenya vs Uganda

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Indicator Kenya UgandaPeriod
GDPEconomy$147.27B$73.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,714$1,4762026
Inflation RateEconomy6.6%4.1%2026-08
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy129.42 LCU/USD3,776.28 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.4%-5.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%2.7%2025
Public DebtEconomy71.6%55%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.15B$-4.54B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%7.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,200$1,1202025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,910$3,4102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$403.64B$179.21B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.2%26.1%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.3%24.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.1%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.1%42.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17%22.6%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$5B$1.43B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.2%2.7%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35%39.2%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B$3.48B2025/2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy31.8%14.3%2023/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%12.6%2023/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.4%80%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63%75.6%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%72.8%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%1.9%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.5%50.2%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%5.2%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.1%-3.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.2B$3.36B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.3%5.2%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%14.7%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%18.7%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.929.42024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.5%4.7%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$47$462023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%24.7%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy45.8%64.9%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy12.5%7.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy41.7%27.9%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.8%74.4%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy76.9%65.2%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.52.12024
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.43.62024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.6%3.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.8%3%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$21.43B$13.29B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.58B$17.83B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6550.772025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1860.4522025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%2.3%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%14.3%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%39.3%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%1.9%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%21.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade21.8%28.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6280.5822023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5260.5242023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4560.42023
PopulationDemographics57.53M51.38M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%2.7%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years68.5 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.3 years17.1 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.174.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.8%68.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.3%43.1%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.2%31.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics101/km²264.1/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.633.12026
Death RateDemographics7.134.662026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.59-2.312026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.1 years71.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.6 years65.5 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.9%4.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.235.92024
HIV PrevalenceHealth3%4.9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.4%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth57542023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.2%32.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%20.4%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth378.8170.32023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.848.72024
Neonatal MortalityHealth20.721.32024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2071972024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%92%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%97%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth44.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%3.5%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.1%2.2%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth54.5104.72024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$85$452023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%7.5%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.9%23.5%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation77%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation85.2%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%38.7%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%21.3%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%10.1%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security36.8%22%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M1.25M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.5%71.9%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t1.63M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t402K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture55K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture243K t225K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t120K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture4.02M t5M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t300K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t25K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,666 kg/ha2,174 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha1,304 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha1,667 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture22.4M head14.7M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance92023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance32262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5630.2532025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4460.1652025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5640.8892025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.8-1.122024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.3-0.352024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.46-0.742024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.36-1.022024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.33-0.522024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.35-1.012024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance80 deaths4 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance112025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance102025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance202025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian617.13K1.94M2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian218.65K35.25K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian9.8K10.28K2025
Internet UsersTechnology35%8.9%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.583.22024
4G CoverageTechnology97.3%82%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology30.22024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.1%6.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%97.8%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%34%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.3%3.9%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%0.4%2024/2023
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77%55.3%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M21.65K2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3K MW1.9K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy551.1 MW95.8 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW1.7K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy31.6%1.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh95 kWh2024/2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%18.9%2024/2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy87.3 MW12.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%44.8%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.6%2.9%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy16.4%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy20.9%86.1%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy10%2.9%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh5.4 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy95 gCO₂/kWh59 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,608 kWh660 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.38 t0.17 t2024
Forest AreaClimate6.2%11%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.8%16.1%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.3 µg/m³31.2 µg/m³2023

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