KenyaSub-Saharan Africa
Kenya: 61st largest economy, 81st in military spending
Population57.5M#26 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$136B#61 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$2.4k#151 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#148 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$1.2B#81 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 161 events in or near Kenya, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Ogero, Nyanza, Kenya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Ogero, Nyanza, Kenya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
57.5M people, 32% in cities
- Population57.5M2025
- Population growth1.9%2025
- Urban population32.2%2025
- Land area581k km²2023
A $136B economy, $2.4k per person
- GDP$136B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$404B2025
- GDP per person$2.4k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$7k2025
- GDP growth4.6%2025
Fuels are 2% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP15.8%2025
- Imports, share of GDP21.8%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports1.6%2024
- Exports of goods and services$21.4B2025
- Imports of goods and services$29.6B2025
Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption89 TWh2023
- Energy use per person1.6 MWh2023
- Electricity generation14 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels10.0%2025
Spends $1.2B on its military, 1.0% of GDP
- Military spending$1.2B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP1.0%2024
- Armed forces personnel24k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$17M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$2M1993
What Kenya's leaders said lately
1 statement on record, newest first
- Representative of Kenya, Representative to the First Committee · 9 Octdemand
Called for meaningful progress on legally binding security assurances for non-nuclear-weapon States and reaffirmed commitment to the Pelindaba Treaty vision of an African nuclear-weapon-free zone. source ↗
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 1993-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.