Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total was 9.4% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Kenya, 2000–2008
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Kenya stood at 9.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Kenya peaked at 14.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2008.
That places Kenya 95th out of 126 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 9.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 9.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 92 Nepal 10.5% compare
- 93 Morocco 9.9% compare
- 94 Afghanistan 9.5% compare
- 96 Cabo Verde 8.3% compare
- 97 Turkmenistan 8.3%
- 98 Melanesia 8.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Kenya?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Kenya was 9.4% in 2008, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Kenya ranks 95th out of 126 countries with data for 2008.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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