Medium and high-tech exports in Kenya
Kenya: Medium and high-tech exports was 18.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech exports in Kenya stood at 18.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Kenya peaked at 27.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 99th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.9% | — |
| 1991 | 8.1% | -71.1% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -26.8% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +65.4% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +66.7% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 5.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.5% | 21.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 21.6% compare
- 97 Nicaragua 20.6% compare
- 98 Cambodia 18.8% compare
- 100 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.4% compare
- 101 El Salvador 18.0% compare
- 102 Eswatini 17.6% compare
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 medium and high-tech exports in Kenya?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Kenya was 18.5% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Kenya ranks 99th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.