Refugees
835,771refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
21,098from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Kenya
Kenya has 58 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $136 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 58 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$136billion61st of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population58million26th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$2,363149th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP1.1% of GDP104th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person0.4t184th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Kenya imports all of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Netherlands → Kenya as reported by the exporter | Netherlands, India, Jordan |
| Natural gas | Uses no gas, by this source PreliminaryEIA, 2024 | No partner data from the source | |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 88% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia, United States, Ukraine |
| Maize | Low net trade | Imports 7.2% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Tanzania, South Africa, Ukraine |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 83% of the rice it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | India, Pakistan |
| Soybeans | Imports some | Imports 32% of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Tanzania |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Germany, Russia, Belgium |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Saudi Arabia, Morocco, China |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Israel, 67% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Israel, United States, Türkiye |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 74% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, United States, Singapore |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports all of the oil it uses
Main partners: Netherlands, India, Jordan
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Netherlands → Kenya as reported by the exporter
- Natural gas
Uses no gas, by this source Preliminary
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, 2024
- WheatImports most
Imports 88% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Russia, United States, Ukraine
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Imports 7.2% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Tanzania, South Africa, Ukraine
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 83% of the rice it uses Estimate
Main partners: India, Pakistan
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansImports some
Imports 32% of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: Tanzania
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Germany, Russia, Belgium
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Saudi Arabia, Morocco, China
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Israel, 67% of imports
Main partners: Israel, United States, Türkiye
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 74% of imports
Main partners: China, United States, Singapore
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Kenya’s economy produced $136 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth4.6%2025 · 51st of 186 · World Bank
Inflation4.1%2025 · 49th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment5.4%2025 · 81st of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$10.1billion2024 · 75th of 164 · World Bank
Trade40% of GDP2024 · 156th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$1.11billion2025 · 93rd of 200 · World Bank
People
Kenya had 58 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Kenya’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman3.212023 · 54th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age19.52023 · 199th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over3%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Kenya numbered 1 at the end of 2024.
Climate and hazards
Kenya emitted 21.2 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Kenya’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions21Mt2024 · 86th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person0.4t2024 · 184th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750551Mt2024 · 98th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.82023 · 115th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Kenya.
Sanctions
32entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 21, EU 4 and UK 7
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$13.2billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
10publicly known incidents affecting Kenya, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
54 measures on this site have a recent figure for Kenya.
| GDP | $136 bn | 2025 | 61st of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $2,363 | 2025 | 149th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 4.6% | 2025 | 51st of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 4.1% | 2025 | 49th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 71% | 2025 | 53rd of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −6.5% | 2025 | 172nd of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −2.8% | 2025 | 113th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 2025 | 81st of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $10 bn | 2024 | 75th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 40% | 2024 | 156th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $1.1 bn | 2025 | 93rd of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 4.2% | 2024 | 53rd of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 58 m | 2025 | 26th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 55 m | 2023 | 26th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 3.21 | 2023 | 54th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 19.5 | 2023 | 199th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 63.6 | 2023 | 217th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 21,098 | 2025 | 67th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 835,771 | 2025 | 17th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 14.5 | 2025 | 50th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 116 kb/d | 2024 | 75th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.0 bcm | 2024 | 126th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 13 TWh | 2024 | 102nd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 91% | 2024 | 22nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 21% | 2024 | 35th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 66th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 2.3 Mt | 2024 | 25th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 4.0 Mt | 2024 | 30th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 59th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 60th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.9 Mt | 2024 | 16th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 62nd of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 79th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.05 Mt | 2024 | 54th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.11 Mt | 2024 | 37th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 21 Mt | 2024 | 86th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 0.4 t | 2024 | 184th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 551 Mt | 2024 | 98th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 65% | 2023 | 22nd of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.8 | 2023 | 115th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 33% | 2023 | 58th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 1.1% | 2025 | 104th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $1.5 bn | 2025 | 71st of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 80 | 2025 | 39th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 117 TIV m | 2025 | 44th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 1 | 2024 | 65th of 82 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 35% | 2024 | 158th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $853 m | 2024 | 66th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 11% | 2024 | 51st of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 32 | 2026 | 76th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $23 m | 2021 | 73rd of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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