Perfomance Statistics Of Key Sectors
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy for it accounts
for about 24% of real GDP and approximately 60% of exports.
Manufacturing constitutes 13% (2002) of GDP. Manufacturing
sector is composed of medium and large-scale enterprises with
major foreign multinational companies from Europe, USA, and
Asia.
KEY
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INDICATORS, 1998 – 2002*
| Description |
Unit |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002** |
| 1.
Population |
(million) |
28.8 |
29.5 |
30.2 |
30.8 |
31.5 |
| 2.
Growth of GDP at Constant Prices |
(per
cent) |
1.8 |
1.4 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
| 3.
GDP at market prices |
(Ksh.
mn) |
694,028.7 |
743,478.6 |
796,342.9 |
882,725.0.5 |
969,353.9.1 |
| 4.
Net cost of petroleum products |
(Ksh.
mn) |
21,008.6 |
29,954.8 |
53,667 |
44,375.3 |
40,017.7 |
| 5.
Trade Balance |
(Ksh.
mn) |
-76,608.1 |
-83,841.6 |
-113,276.8 |
-142,518.0 |
-88,426.7 |
| 6.
Money Supply (M3) |
(KSh.
mn) |
303,750.0 |
312,116.0 |
314,686.0 |
322,326.0
| 350,733.0 |
| 7.
Total domestic credit |
(KSh.
mn) |
350,629.0 |
371,366.0 |
379,159.0 |
380,210.0 |
410,231.00 |
| 8.
Balance of payments (current account) |
(KSh.
mn) |
-28,688.0 |
-6,303.0 |
-15,189.0 |
-43,795.0 |
-4,727.0 |
| 9.Coffee-marketed
production |
(‘000
tonnes) |
51.3 |
64.3 |
98.0 |
54.6 |
46.7 |
| 10.
Tea marketed production |
(‘000
tonnes) |
294.2 |
248.8 |
236.3 |
294.6 |
287.1 |
| 11.
Maize marketed centrally |
(‘000
tonnes) |
204.6 |
218.0 |
223.5 |
201.2 |
376.5 |
| 12.
Wheat marketed centrally |
(‘000
tonnes) |
176.7 |
52.9 |
70.5 |
77.7 |
57.2 |
| 13.
Sugar-cane production |
(‘000
tonnes) |
4,661.4 |
4,415.8 |
3,941.5 |
3,550.8 |
4,502.2 |
| 14.
Milk sold centrally |
(mn
litres) |
126.0 |
180.8 |
137.0 |
148.0 |
178.0 |
| 15.
Manufacturing output |
(Ksh.
mn) |
703,000.0 |
742,500.0 |
661,200.0 |
669,600.0 |
684,700 |
| 16.
Construction output |
(KSh.mn) |
37,800.0 |
43,214.0 |
47,103.4 |
53,615.3 |
61,121.4 |
| 17.
Cement consumption |
(‘000
tonnes)
| 1,071.9 |
1,111.1 |
1,067.0 |
1,089.0 |
1,1172.8 |
| 18.
Petroleum consumption |
(‘000
tonnes) |
2,199.1 |
2,311.6 |
2,448.1 |
2,385.2 |
2,305.9 |
| 19.
Electricity consumption |
(mn
Kwh) |
3,601.8 |
3,685.2 |
3,320.7
| 3,489.8 |
3,742 |
| 20.
Tourism earnings |
(KSh.
mn) |
17,509.0 |
21,367.0 |
21,553.0 |
24,256.0 |
21,734.0 |
| 21.
New registration of vehicles |
(number) |
31,718.0 |
27,892.0 |
20,236.0 |
26,024.0 |
2,638.0 |
| 22.
Rail freight |
(mn
tonnes-Km) |
1,111.0 |
1,491.6 |
1,556.9 |
1,603.0 |
1,538.0 |
| 23.
Air passengers handled |
(‘000) |
3,566.0 |
4,002.0 |
4,383.0 |
4,329.0 |
4,474.0 |
| 24.
Wage employment |
(‘000) |
1,664.6 |
1,673.6 |
1,695.4 |
1,677.1 |
1,699.7 |
| 25.
Education-primary enrolment |
(‘000) |
5,919.6 |
6,064.3 |
6,155.5 |
6,314.6 |
6,371.2 |
| 26.
Education-secondary enrolment |
(‘000 |
700.5 |
724.8 |
759.0 |
804.5 |
847 |
| 27.
Education-post-secondary enrolment |
(‘000) |
83.6 |
86.1 |
95.4 |
111.9 |
127 |
| 28.
Hospital beds and cots |
(number) |
52,186.0 |
54,378.0 |
56,416.0 |
58.080.0 |
60,657.0 |
| 29.
Registered doctors and dentists |
(number) |
4,997 |
5,145 |
5,252 |
5,393 |
5,501 |
| 30.
GDP per capita (Current) |
(KSh.) |
20,606.1 |
21,736.6 |
22,690.6 |
24,987.9 |
26,998.4 |
| 31.
GDP per capita (Constant) |
(KSh.) |
3,556.4 |
3,527.3 |
3,424.8 |
3,398.1 |
3,360.1 |
32.
Government Budget Out-turn^^^
Overall Deficit (% of GDP)
at current market prices
Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)
Recurrent Revenue and Grants
Total Expenditure |
(K£) |
0.6
-4,318.8
185,246.8
243,336.5 |
1.8
13,025.4
188,797.8
226,151.1 |
-1.6
-12,826.7
201,450.0
270,068.2 |
-3.2
-28,448.0
193,230.5
307,714.7 |
-4.7
-45,722.8
237,301.5
342.450.7 |
33.
Debt Service Charge as % of GDP^^^
External Debt Service as % of
Exports of Goods & Services |
(‘000
tonnes) |
4.5
16.5 |
4.6
16.3 |
2.0
6.9 |
3.3
11.4 |
3.0
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- INDEX
NUMBERS:(1982=100)
- Export Volumes
Import Volumes
Terms of Trade
Consumer Prices***
Real Wages
Agricultural terms of trade
|
174
177
102
575
70.7
100.6 |
186
162
86
112.6
94.1
105 |
191
187
84
123.9
98.5
104.2 |
204
222
79
131.0
107.1
89.3 |
226
169
78
133.6
120.7
86.8 |
Annual
%
Rate of
Change
1998-2002
6.9
-1.4
6.0
5.8
8.5
-5.2 |
*More
precise measures are given in individual chapters.
** Provisional
*** Weighted Revised Index (Feb/March 1986 = 100)
^^^ Year ending 30th June
**** The population figures are adjusted for under-reporting
and therefore higher than enumerated figures during census
year
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