Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Kenya

Medium and high-tech industries produced 16.4% of manufacturing value added in Kenya in 2024.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kenya, 2024 16.4% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 16.4%
Position in 2024 92nd of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Kenya over time

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% of manufacturing value added. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of manufacturing value added), 2000 to 2024
Period Kenya
2024 16.4%
2023 16.4%
2022 16.3%
2021 15.9%
2020 15.5%
2019 14.7%
2018 14.6%
2017 14.6%
2016 14.8%
2015 14.9%
2014 13.4%
2013 12.5%
2012 13.1%
2011 10.8%
2010 10.8%
2009 12.6%
2008 7.9%
2007 8.5%
2006 9.4%
2005 9.6%
2004 11.8%
2003 11.3%
2002 10.5%
2001 10.8%
2000 9.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 13.4%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 92nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Kenya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)