Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Kenya
Kenya: Export unit value index (2015 = 100) was 124.5 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in Kenya, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, export unit value index in Kenya stood at 124.5 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in Kenya peaked at 124.5 2015 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.6 2015 = 100, in 1993.
That places Kenya 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 87.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 79.4 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 69.9 2015 = 100 | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 66.8 2015 = 100 | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 71.8 2015 = 100 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 64.3 2015 = 100 | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 70.6 2015 = 100 | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 64.3 2015 = 100 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 67.4 2015 = 100 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 63 2015 = 100 | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 59.2 2015 = 100 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 60.5 2015 = 100 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 59.2 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 46.6 2015 = 100 | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 56.1 2015 = 100 | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 67.4 2015 = 100 | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 66.2 2015 = 100 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 76.8 2015 = 100 | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 76.8 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.3 2015 = 100 | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 63 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 58.1 2015 = 100 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 56.4 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 61 2015 = 100 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 67.5 2015 = 100 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 76.3 2015 = 100 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 84.8 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 88.3 2015 = 100 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 101.8 2015 = 100 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 103.9 2015 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 116.1 2015 = 100 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 113.4 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 108.8 2015 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 106.5 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 94.6 2015 = 100 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 102.2 2015 = 100 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 101.3 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 96.3 2015 = 100 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 97.8 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 109.6 2015 = 100 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 120.4 2015 = 100 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 118.1 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 121.9 2015 = 100 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 124.5 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 124.5 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 124.5 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 151.3 2015 = 100, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.51 2015 = 100 | 63 2015 = 100 | 87.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.31 2015 = 100 | 46.6 2015 = 100 | 76.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.69 2015 = 100 | 56.4 2015 = 100 | 101.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.31 2015 = 100 | 94.6 2015 = 100 | 116.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.38 2015 = 100 | 97.8 2015 = 100 | 124.5 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 139 Venezuela 126 2015 = 100 compare
- 140 New Caledonia 125.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 124.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 143 Sudan 124.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 144 Mauritius 124.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 145 North Macedonia 124 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in Kenya?
- Export unit value index in Kenya was 124.5 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 124.5 2015 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6 2015 = 100 in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for export unit value index?
- Kenya ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.