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Kenya's savings vs inflation is 7.91 %, the 2nd highest of 70. And its deposit rate is 11.98 %, ranked 7th of 70.

Of 15 fields published for Kenya, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.

Savings vs inflation2 / 70

Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?

Price level

34 % of US prices

33 of 125 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Money's value

14.20 %

100 saved in Kenya in 2000 buys what 14 buys today — 86 % of its purchasing power is gone.

94 of 116 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Price level33 / 125

What is left after the state takes its share?

Minimum wage

$361 PPP/mo

The law in Kenya sets the floor at about $361 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.

66 of 86 · 2024 · the figure and its source →

Minimum wage66 / 86

Does money in the bank keep its value?

Savings vs inflation

7.91 %

A bank account in Kenya currently gains about 7.9 pp of purchasing power a year.

2 of 70 · 2024 · the figure and its source →

Deposit rate

11.98 %

7 of 70 · 2024 · the figure and its source →

Inflation rate

4.07 %

At 4.1 % a year, prices double in about 18 years if it holds.

71 of 126 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Savings vs inflation2 / 70

GDP per capita

$2,363

ranked 115th of 127

$229 since 2024 $1,948 since 2000

Corporate tax

30.00 %

ranked 83rd of 96

Money's value

14.20 %

ranked 94th of 116

0.60 pp since 2024 85.80 pp since 2000

Lending rate

16.59 %

ranked 54th of 67

3.00 pp since 2023 7.59 pp since 1971

GDP growth

4.63 %

ranked 26th of 127

0.03 pp since 2024 4.03 pp since 2000

Debt per person

$1,637

ranked 27th of 123

Where Kenya sits, field by field

Each dot is Kenya’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.

  1. Savings vs inflation7.91 %2 of 70
  2. Deposit rate11.98 %7 of 70
  3. GDP per capita$2,363115 of 127
  4. Corporate tax30.00 %83 of 96
  5. Money's value14.20 %94 of 116
  6. Lending rate16.59 %54 of 67
  7. GDP growth4.63 %26 of 127
  8. Debt per person$1,63727 of 123
  9. Minimum wage$361 PPP/mo66 of 86
  10. Price level34 % of US prices33 of 125
  11. Public holidays10 days73 of 104
  12. Government debt69.30 %84 of 124
  13. Bank spread4.61 %27 of 62
  14. Inflation rate4.07 %71 of 126
  15. Unemployment rate5.45 %67 of 124

Financially nearest · computed, not curated

India

avg gap 13.1 pp · 10 shared fields

Most separates them: inflation 4.07 % (Kenya) vs 2.40 %

Rwanda

avg gap 14.4 pp · 14 shared fields

Most separates them: unemployment 5.45 % (Kenya) vs 11.36 %

Egypt

avg gap 14.8 pp · 15 shared fields

Most separates them: Minimum wage (PPP) $361 PPP/mo (Kenya) vs $863 PPP/mo

Zambia

avg gap 14.9 pp · 11 shared fields

Most separates them: public holidays 10 days (Kenya) vs 16 days

Where Kenya is unremarkable
Minimum wage$361 PPP/moranked 66th of 86
Price level34 % of US pricesranked 33rd of 125
Public holidays10 daysranked 73rd of 104
Government debt69.30 %ranked 84th of 124
Bank spread4.61 %ranked 27th of 62
Inflation rate4.07 %ranked 71st of 126
Unemployment rate5.45 %ranked 67th of 124

15 fields published for Kenya, every one dated and sourced · 20 not published yet

Awaiting an official source for Kenya: mortgage rate, real policy rate, take-home pay, tax on pay, house price growth since 2015, house price growth, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, retirement age (men), retirement age (women), average salary, monthly earnings, median earnings, median income, vat, top income tax, currency.

Sources for all 15 figures
What would a loan cost here?Taxes in KenyaWhat each kind of work earns16.1×