Export value index in Kenya
Kenya: Export value index was 141 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export value index in Kenya, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, export value index in Kenya stood at 141 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export value index in Kenya peaked at 141 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.1 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 120th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Export value index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.1 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 59.6 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 69.5 2015 = 100 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 85.2 2015 = 100 | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 75.3 2015 = 100 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 88 2015 = 100 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 98.5 2015 = 100 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 104.9 2015 = 100 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 99.3 2015 = 100 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 104.7 2015 = 100 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 96.3 2015 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 97.6 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 102.2 2015 = 100 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 99.5 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 102.9 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 114.9 2015 = 100 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 126.2 2015 = 100 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 122.4 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 141 2015 = 100 | +15.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 141 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 161.5 2015 = 100, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 141 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.5 2015 = 100, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.54 2015 = 100 | 58.1 2015 = 100 | 85.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.1 2015 = 100 | 88 2015 = 100 | 104.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.48 2015 = 100 | 102.9 2015 = 100 | 141 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export value index in Kenya?
- Export value index in Kenya was 141 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export value index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 141 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest export value index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for export value index?
- Kenya ranks 120th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export value index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.