2024年第四季度,肯尼亚经济同比增长5.1%,为一年来最快增速,此前一季度增长率上调至4.2%。占国内生产总值五分之一以上的农业增长了4.3%,略高于此前的4%。住宿和餐饮服务(+10.9%)、公共行政(+9.2%)、批发和零售贸易(+6.4%)、运输和仓储(+5.6%)、信息和通信(+5.6%)以及金融和保险(+6%)的涨幅值得注意。经季节性调整的季度数据显示,第四季度国内生产总值增长1.8%,为八个季度以来的最高水平,此前一季度上调了1.2%。2024年的GDP增长率为4.7%,为2020年以来的最低水平,低于2023年修订后的5.7%,原因是政治动荡和洪水对基础设施和农业的破坏。
Kenya’s economy expanded by 5.1% year-on-year in Q4 2024, the fastest pace in a year, following an upwardly revised 4.2% growth in the previous quarter. Agriculture, which accounts for over one-fifth of GDP, grew by 4.3%, slightly up from 4% previously. Noteworthy gains were seen in accommodation and food services (+10.9%), public administration (+9.2%), wholesale and retail trade (+6.4%), transportation and storage (+5.6%), information and communication (+5.6%), and finance and insurance (+6%).On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the GDP rose by 1.8% in Q4, the most in eight quarters, after an upwardly revised 1.2% increase in the prior quarter. The 2024 GDP growth came in at 4.7%, the slowest pace since 2020, down from a revised 5.7% in 2023, amid disruptions from political unrest and flood-related damage to both infrastructure and agriculture.