Kenya economic growth steady at 4.6% in 2025, data shows

April 29, 2026 3:06 AM EDT

Motorists drive past Kibera settlement with the backdrop of the skyline of Upper-Hill district of Nairobi, Kenya June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

NAIROBI, April ‌29 (Reuters) - Kenya's ​economy ​grew 4.6% last year, little changed from 2024's 4.7% growth ‌and below a finance ministry estimate, ⁠official data showed on Wednesday.

The Kenya National ‌Bureau of Statistics ‌said in an annual economic survey that last year's growth was broad-based, ​with sectors like agriculture, construction, and mining and quarrying contributing to ⁠the expansion in economic activity.

The finance ministry projected ​in February that gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.0% in 2025.

The statistics ​office on Wednesday forecast ‌GDP growth of 4.9% in 2026, but it said ⁠Sub-Saharan Africa remained highly vulnerable to shocks caused by the U.S.-Israeli war against ⁠Iran.

Kenya like many other African countries is heavily ​reliant on energy imports.

The Iran conflict has left it scrambling to stave off shortages ‌of essential commodities like fuel, and the war's ripple effects ‌are expected to spur inflationary ⁠pressures that could ‌dampen Kenya's growth ​prospects.

(Reporting by George Obulutsa and Vincent Mumo Nzilani;Editing by Alexander ‌Winning)



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