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Trade as a share of GDP in Kenya

Trade as a share of GDP in Kenya was 37.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 2.5 pts from 2024. That is the 155th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202537.5%
Change on 2024-2.5 pts
Rank155th of 171Countries ranked
Series high74.61974
Series low30.42020

Trade as a share of GDP in Kenya, 1960 to 2025

30405060708019601970198019902000201020251960: 64.8 %1961: 63.8 %1962: 62.2 %1963: 61 %1964: 62.6 %1965: 62.1 %1966: 63.3 %1967: 57.8 %1968: 58.7 %1969: 57.6 %1970: 60.5 %1971: 63.8 %1972: 55.3 %1973: 56.1 %1974: 74.6 %1975: 64.3 %1976: 64.2 %1977: 66.6 %1978: 67.6 %1979: 57.4 %1980: 65.4 %1981: 64.3 %1982: 58.2 %1983: 54.2 %1984: 58.8 %1985: 55.4 %1986: 55.7 %1987: 47.7 %1988: 50 %1989: 53.2 %1990: 57 %1991: 55.6 %1992: 52.9 %1993: 72.9 %1994: 71.3 %1995: 71.7 %1996: 57.3 %1997: 54.1 %1998: 48.9 %1999: 48.2 %2000: 53.3 %2001: 55.9 %2002: 55.2 %2003: 54.1 %2004: 59.5 %2005: 64.5 %2006: 55.2 %2007: 53.9 %2008: 57.6 %2009: 45.9 %2010: 50.4 %2011: 58.4 %2012: 51.6 %2013: 47.5 %2014: 46.2 %2015: 40.3 %2016: 34.9 %2017: 36 %2018: 34.4 %2019: 31.8 %2020: 30.4 %2021: 35 %2022: 40.3 %2023: 40.9 %2024: 40 %2025: 37.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202537.5
202440
202340.9
202240.3
202135
202030.4
201931.8
201834.4
201736
201634.9
201540.3
201446.2
201347.5
201251.6
201158.4
201050.4
200945.9
200857.6
200753.9
200655.2
200564.5
200459.5
200354.1
200255.2
200155.9
200053.3
199948.2
199848.9
199754.1
199657.3
199571.7
199471.3
199372.9
199252.9
199155.6
199057
198953.2
198850
198747.7
198655.7
198555.4
198458.8
198354.2
198258.2
198164.3
198065.4
197957.4
197867.6
197766.6
197664.2
197564.3
197474.6
197356.1
197255.3
197163.8
197060.5
196957.6
196858.7
196757.8
196663.3
196562.1
196462.6
196361
196262.2
196163.8
196064.8

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Kenya?

Trade as a share of GDP in Kenya was 37.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 2.5 pts from 2024. That is the 155th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Kenya?

74.6% in 1974, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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