Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3853 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Kenya stood at 0.3853.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.5693 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3625, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5693 | — |
| 1994 | 0.431 | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4498 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4644 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4077 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3625 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.387 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3853 | -0.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3853 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3853 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4834 | 0.431 | 0.5693 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4644 | 0.4644 | 0.4644 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4077 | 0.4077 | 0.4077 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3783 | 0.3625 | 0.387 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,758 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Kenya was 0.3853 in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5693 in 1992.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3625 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.