Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Kenya
Kenya: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Kenya stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Kenya peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.
That places Kenya 62nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +79.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -30.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Kenya?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Kenya was 0.3% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).