Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Kenya
Kenya: Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added was 0.51 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Kenya, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.51 % for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Kenya peaked at 1.4 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.51 %, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 37th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.06 % | — |
| 2005 | 1.15 % | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4 % | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 1.27 % | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.15 % | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.32 % | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 1.15 % | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.07 % | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.86 % | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.74 % | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.67 % | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.57 % | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.62 % | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.52 % | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.51 % | -1.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.51 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.33 %, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.51 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.31 %, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 % | 1.06 % | 1.4 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9525 % | 0.67 % | 1.15 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.555 % | 0.51 % | 0.62 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Kenya?
- Expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Kenya was 0.51 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 % in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required to ensure comparability across countries and over time.The dataset includes both directly reported financial aggregates and derived indicators, reflecting different dimensions of agricultural R&D investment. Reported expenditure data are collected in current local currency units (LCU) and refer to total institutional expenditures, as provided by national respondents. Coverage of the private for-profit sector remains limited and is therefore excluded from the dataset. To support temporal analysis and international comparability, expenditure indicators are also expressed in constant local currency units, using country-specific GDP deflators sourced from FAOSTAT. In addition, selected indicators relate agricultural R&D expenditures to key structural variables, such as agricultural value added, allowing for meaningful cross-country comparisons of research intensity and resource allocation.