Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds in Kenya

Kenya: Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds was 0.8188 in 2014. β–² Rising

Latest (2014)
0.8188
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8188
in 2008
All-time low
0.7584
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds in Kenya, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.7581974: 0.7581975: 0.7581976: 0.7581977: 0.7581978: 0.7921979: 0.7921980: 0.7921981: 0.7921982: 0.7921983: 0.7921984: 0.7921985: 0.7921986: 0.7921987: 0.7921988: 0.7921989: 0.7921990: 0.7921991: 0.7921992: 0.7921993: 0.7921994: 0.7921995: 0.7921996: 0.7921997: 0.7921998: 0.7921999: 0.7922000: 0.7922001: 0.7922002: 0.7922003: 0.7922004: 0.7922005: 0.7922006: 0.7922007: 0.7922008: 0.8192009: 0.8192010: 0.8192011: 0.8192012: 0.8192013: 0.8192014: 0.819

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, labor market, s1 - valid grounds in Kenya stood at 0.8188. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - valid grounds in Kenya peaked at 0.8188 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7584, in 1973.

That places Kenya 22nd out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.768 0.7584 0.7919 7
1980s 0.7919 0.7919 0.7919 10
1990s 0.7919 0.7919 0.7919 10
2000s 0.7973 0.7919 0.8188 10
2010s 0.8188 0.8188 0.8188 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 19 Colombia 0.8322 compare
  2. 19 Guatemala 0.8322 compare
  3. 21 Paraguay 0.8238 compare
  4. 22 Bulgaria 0.8188 compare
  5. 22 Ghana 0.8188 compare
  6. 25 Nicaragua 0.8154 compare
  7. 25 El Salvador 0.8154 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - valid grounds in Kenya?
Labor market, s1 - valid grounds in Kenya was 0.8188 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - valid grounds recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.8188 in 2008.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - valid grounds recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7584 in 1973.
How does Kenya rank for labor market, s1 - valid grounds?
Kenya ranks 22nd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - valid grounds rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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