Kenya's economy grows 5% in second quarter of 2025

September 30, 2025 11:46 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 (Reuters) -Kenya's economy grew 5.0% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, up from 4.6% in the same quarter last year, the statistics office said on Tuesday.

The growth mainly came from the agriculture, transportation and finance sectors, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said in a report.

In August, President William Ruto said East Africa's largest economy was forecast to grow 5.6% this year, up from 4.7% last year.

Kenya's growth trajectory faces risks from global trade disputes, market volatility and extreme weather conditions, the finance ministry has said.

(Reporting by Hereward Holland;Editing by Gareth Jones and Alexander Winning)



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