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Kenya — Government consumption

millions of KES · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The government consumption reading for Kenya was 1.97T KES in 2025. The previous reading was 1.81T KES in 2024; the period change was +8.69%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 1.44T KES, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 11.2% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
20251.97T KES
20241.81T KES
20231.77T KES
20221.65T KES
20211.46T KES
11 earlier values, back to 2010
20201.34T KES
20191.25T KES
20181.15T KES
20171.05T KES
2016957.59B KES
2015876.15B KES
2014704.84B KES
2013628.67B KES
2012585.10B KES
2011528.08B KES
2010466.05B KES
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.