Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Kenya: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

At MYRIAD, we examine the statistics of human lives to understand the material reality of existence. For Kenya, income per person (gdp per capita, ppp) measures the average yearly economic output per person, adjusted for purchasing power in 2017 international dollars. Every recorded value reflects a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there across three centuries. In the 2020s, income per person (gdp per capita, ppp) in Kenya stands at 4,400 intl-$ — ranking #119 of 157 countries.

The long historical arc moves through steady phases of change. In the 1800s estimate, the value stood at 633.16 intl-$, rising decade by decade through the 1890s estimate at 837.88 intl-$. By 1900 it was 860.63 intl-$. Growth continued through the 1950s at 1,644, the 1980s at 2,904, and the 2010s at 3,622, before reaching the 2020s at 4,400 intl-$. Projections extend this trajectory into the future, pointing toward the 2030s projection at 5,060, the 2060s projection at 7,696, and the 2100s projection at 13,460 intl-$.

If you were born in Kenya across these different eras, your economic environment shifted profoundly from the 1800s estimate to the 2020s at 4,400 intl-$. Whether navigating the recorded decades or looking ahead to the 2100s projection at 13,460 intl-$, these numbers quantify the changing conditions that shaped human experience. Keep exploring Life Expectancy at Birth in Kenya, Child Mortality (under 5) in Kenya, Years of Schooling in Kenya, Children per Woman in Kenya, Living in Cities in Kenya, or view the Full country profile: Kenya. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →