Kenya Labour Productivity Growth

2011 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kenya Labour Productivity Growth

  • Kenya Labour Productivity improved by 1.38 % YoY in Jun 2024, compared with a growth of 0.46 % in the previous year
  • Kenya Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Jun 2011 to Jun 2024, averaging at -0.32 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.77 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of -2.43 % in Jun 2021

*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC calculates annual Labour Productivity Growth from quarterly Real GDP and annual Employment. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Real GDP in local currency, at 2016 prices and Employment. Labour Productivity Growth prior to 2017 is calculated from Real GDP, at 2009 prices

View Kenya's Labour Productivity Growth from 2011 to 2024 in the chart:

Kenya Labour Productivity Growth

What was Kenya's Labour Productivity Growth in 2024?

Kenya Labour Productivity improved by 1.38 % YoY in Jun 2024, compared with a growth of 0.46 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.38 2024 0.46 2023 -2.43 2021 6.77 2020 % yearly 2011 - 2024

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.47 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 2.05 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Argentina (%) 2.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Armenia (%) 6.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 0.46 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 1.14 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 2.42 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Belarus (%) 1.29 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) -2.79 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.28 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.48 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.57 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Brunei (%) 1.26 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 0.72 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) 1.27 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 0.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) 0.86 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 3.26 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.51 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 1.52 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 2.54 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.72 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Egypt (%) -2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) -0.18 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 0.87 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 0.76 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.44 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Georgia (%) 4.37 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Germany (%) 0.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Greece (%) 0.83 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.31 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1982 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 1.23 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) -0.13 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
India (%) 3.39 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 1.55 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Iran (%) 2.38 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Ireland (%) 9.60 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 0.03 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Japan (%) -0.00 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 2.45 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 6.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 1.38 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
South Korea (%) 1.07 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.93 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Laos (%) 2.17 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) 1.09 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -1.95 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 2.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1.23 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 9.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 1.95 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) -1.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) -1.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 6.26 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2025
Mexico (%) -0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 10.49 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 3.94 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2007 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 5.12 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 3.00 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -1.48 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Myanmar (%) -43.15 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Nepal (%) 3.63 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 1.23 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) 1.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 2.12 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) 0.72 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 1.18 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 1.45 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 0.56 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Philippines (%) 4.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Poland (%) 3.15 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) -0.48 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -2.08 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Romania (%) 3.81 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -7.72 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Serbia (%) 3.71 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 0.94 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.16 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 1.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 0.06 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 2.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.19 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025

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Kenya Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,986.408 Apr 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Apr 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.6 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 92,599.6 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 6,515.675 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 19,848.135 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 5,159.680 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 48,500.000 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 110,800.000 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 578,800.000 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 53,800.000 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 492,100.000 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 1,811,438.000 Apr 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Apr 2025
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 419,200.000 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,175.1 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 747.8 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -25.1 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,652.580 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 137,291.301 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 36,135.594 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,922.9 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 437,549.295 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 231,810.109 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 51.523 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 104.790 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 13.522 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 420.626 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 4,587.560 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 4,187.250 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 4,460.730 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 45,608.290 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Imports: India (KES mn) 22,399.370 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) 31,773.490 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: Italy (KES mn) 2,366.680 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Imports: South Africa (KES mn) 7,255.640 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) 12,239.950 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Exports (KES mn) 96,644.470 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 9,777.190 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2024
Imports (KES mn) 227,665.150 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2024
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 10,919.320 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 13,808.090 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 110.210 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 2,025.080 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 5,610.320 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) 46,977.700 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) 48,967.450 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) 35,443.980 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) 29,382.760 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) 17,032.330 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) 124.300 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Exports Volume Index (2009=100) 125.500 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.099 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 121.536 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 417.6 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -124.0 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 463.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 430.625 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -122.5 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 553.136 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 41,807.5 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,815.4 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.6 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -6.168 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -266.000 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn) -24,917.900 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn) 6,858.800 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) -140.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 5,221.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,273.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,293.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 71.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 110.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 917.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -184.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 80.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 135.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) 182.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 912.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 2,195.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,438.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 10.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 2,004.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 32.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 10.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) -18.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,452.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 186.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 101,915.400 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 15.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019 monthly Apr 2001 - Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 17,804.587 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,983.357 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 27.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 11,480.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Aug 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2.237 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1973 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 43,578.237 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 52,325.8 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Jul 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.0 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jul 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 58,481.108 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.54 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.48 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) 5,488,738.058 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) 4,231,335.358 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) 2,121,395.209 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024

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