Economic Indicators for Kenya


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Current account balance-4.00-5.080.89-18.68Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index246.30228.75246.301.26
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )7.677.6645.981.55Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate13.5912.3436.249.50%
Interest rates6.555.9721.10-10.10Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )73.7091.95100.0073.70
Human Capital Index0.550.540.550.52Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered49,037.0042,085.0049,037.0037,733.00Number
Time required to start a business23.0023.0060.0022.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse159.00159.00160.00120.00Days
Armed forces Personnel24,000.0029,000.0029,400.0013,700.00Total
Exports of goods and services11.6912.1938.909.64Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services20.4121.5040.9017.60Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1071131133USD Billions
GDP Growth5.434.859.45-0.80Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.331.401.901.25Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.230.160.230.10Per 1,000 people
Labor force25,519,707.0024,749,537.0025,519,707.008,848,028.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education8.6212.3312.337.82Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.303.347.913.30Total
Population56555614Thousands