Kenya's economy produced $136 billion of output in 2025 for 57.5 million people. This article covers the four sector scores the pack carries for Kenya. Agriculture and food lead at 81 out of 100, followed by telecommunications at 80 out of 100, then renewables and utilities and infrastructure and logistics.
| Sector | Score | Period | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and food exposure score | 81 out of 100 | latest inputs | Invest Global sector exposure score | 26 October 2026 |
| Telecommunications exposure score | 80 out of 100 | latest inputs | Invest Global sector exposure score | 26 October 2026 |
| Renewables and utilities exposure score | 69 out of 100 | latest inputs | Invest Global sector exposure score | 26 October 2026 |
| Infrastructure and logistics exposure score | 66 out of 100 | latest inputs | Invest Global sector exposure score | 26 October 2026 |
In the model's own words: "Each score is a weighted average of percentile ranks. For every indicator, a country's latest observation (not older than 2014) is ranked against all other countries with data (mid-rank percentile, 0 to 1). Where a lower raw value signals more headroom (for example electricity access), the rank is inverted. The weighted average of the available percentiles is scaled to 0 to 100. A cell is published only if indicators holding at least 60 percent of the weight are available; otherwise the country is omitted for that sector."
The model also states what a score means: "The score describes how large and relevant a sector is in a country's economy and opportunity set, relative to other countries. It is not a measure of attractiveness, return or risk, and it is not investment advice." The scores show how large and relevant each sector is relative to other countries.
Agriculture and food score 81 out of 100. The model's rationale: Agriculture is 23.2% of GDP; food is 50.8% of merchandise exports (2025). The inputs to this score are: Agriculture value added (weight 40%); Food exports (weight 20%); Agricultural raw materials exports (weight 15%); Arable land (weight 15%); Cereal yield (weight 10%, inverted).
See the agriculture sector page.
Telecommunications score 80 out of 100. The model's rationale: Population is 57.5 million; 35.0% of people use the internet (2024, 2025). The inputs are: Individuals using the Internet (weight 35%, inverted); Population (weight 35%); Mobile subscriptions per 100 people (weight 30%).
The method marks the internet use input as inverted. See the telecom sector page.
Renewables and utilities score 69 out of 100. The model's rationale: Renewables supply 90.0% of electricity; 77.0% of the population has electricity access (2024, 2025). The inputs are: Renewables share of electricity generation (weight 35%); Access to electricity (weight 25%, inverted); Wind and solar share of electricity generation (weight 20%); Power sector CO2 intensity (weight 20%).
Infrastructure and logistics score 66 out of 100. The model's rationale: Container port traffic is 2.0 million TEU; 77.0% of the population has electricity access (2024). The inputs are: Container port traffic (weight 25%); Logistics Performance Index (1 to 5) (weight 25%, inverted); Access to electricity (weight 20%, inverted); Transport services exports (weight 15%); Urban population growth (weight 15%).
Real GDP growth was 4.6% in 2025, and consumer price inflation was 4.1%. The World Bank defines the inflation series this way: "Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly."
External figures for the same period: reserves of $12.4 billion cover 4.6 months of imports, the current account balance is -2.1% of GDP and net foreign direct investment inflows are 0.8% of GDP. The IMF World Economic Outlook series puts general government gross debt at 71.3% of GDP.
On openness, the OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index scores Kenya 0.223 across all sectors, on a scale where zero is open and one is closed. The components are foreign equity limitations at 0.162, screening and approval at 0.000 and other operational restrictions at 0.066.
Open the Kenya country profile for the full indicator list, and the data status page for refresh dates. Every figure here carries its source and as-of date in the sources list. Sector names are examples, not recommendations.
Agriculture and food score 81 out of 100, the highest of the sectors scored for Kenya. The rationale cites the sector's share of GDP and of merchandise exports.
The model states: "The score describes how large and relevant a sector is in a country's economy and opportunity set, relative to other countries. It is not a measure of attractiveness, return or risk, and it is not investment advice." It ranks how large and relevant a sector is compared with other countries, using the inputs listed above.
The OECD index scores Kenya 0.223 for 2025 on a scale from open at zero to closed at one. The screening and approval component is 0.000.
The pack carries four sector scores for Kenya: agriculture and food, telecommunications, renewables and utilities, and infrastructure and logistics. The method summary above explains how each score is built.
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