Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) in Kenya
Kenya: Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) was 16,530 million SLC in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) in Kenya, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 16,530 million SLC for total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency) in Kenya peaked at 16,530 million SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,368 million SLC, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 13th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,368 million SLC | — |
| 2005 | 3,955 million SLC | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 5,366 million SLC | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 5,624 million SLC | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 6,324 million SLC | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 7,041 million SLC | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 7,242 million SLC | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8,417 million SLC | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 9,449 million SLC | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 10,234 million SLC | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 11,508 million SLC | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 11,524 million SLC | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11,230 million SLC | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 14,225 million SLC | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 13,816 million SLC | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 15,925 million SLC | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 14,691 million SLC | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 16,530 million SLC | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,280 million SLC | 3,368 million SLC | 7,041 million SLC | 6 |
| 2010s | 10,479 million SLC | 7,242 million SLC | 14,225 million SLC | 8 |
| 2020s | 15,241 million SLC | 13,816 million SLC | 16,530 million SLC | 4 |
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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 total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency) in Kenya?
- Total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency) in Kenya was 16,530 million SLC in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16,530 million SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,368 million SLC in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency)?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total expenditure in agricultural r&d (standard local currency) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (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.