Kenya vs United States of America: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Kenya
1.9%
in 2025
United States of America
1.8%
in 2025
Kenya rank
86th
United States of America rank
87th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- Kenya
- United States of America
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Kenya ranks 86th and United States of America ranks 87th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.3% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Kenya or United States of America?
- Kenya, at 1.9% against 1.8% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Kenya and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and United States of America rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Kenya ranks 86th and United States of America ranks 87th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).