The Kenyan economic system expanded by 5.3 % within the first three months of this yr, up from 4.9 % in the identical interval final yr, based on contemporary official knowledge.
The most recent Gross Home Product (GDP) report—the financial worth of all items and companies produced within the economic system—exhibits that every one sectors posted constructive progress, leading to an total enlargement of 5.3 %.
It’s the quickest first-quarter GDP progress since 2023, signalling that the economic system is gathering tempo after a interval of sluggish efficiency brought on by poor climate, change fee pressures and the excessive value of dwelling.
“Within the first quarter of 2026, the economic system recorded an improved efficiency in comparison with the corresponding quarter of 2025,” reads the Quarterly Gross Home Product report for the interval between January and March this yr.
GDP is computed and revealed by the Kenya Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the nationwide statistician.
“Actual GDP grew by 5.3 % within the first quarter of 2026 in comparison with a progress of 4.9 % within the corresponding quarter of 2025,” the report provides.
