Markets Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Currency 102.10 101 102 102 102 102
Stock Market (points) 2639.22 2654 2632 2609 2587 2543
Government Bond 10y (%) 12.02 12.29 12.54 12.8 13.06 13.59
Overview Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Growth Rate (%) 1.50 1.5 1 1.6 1.4 1.8
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 5.90 4.5 4.8 6.2 5.3 5.9
Unemployment Rate (%) 11.50 10.5 10.5 10.5 10 10
Inflation Rate (%) 5.49 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.8
Interest Rate (%) 9.00 9 9 9 8.5 8.5
Balance of Trade (Million KES) -101630.00 -93000 -115000 -92500 -83000 -85500
Current Account to GDP (%) -5.20 -5.1 -5.1 -5.1 -4.9 -4.9
Government Debt to GDP (%) 57.00 63 63 63 65 65
Government Budget (% of GDP) -6.70 -5.6 -5.6 -5.6 -5.3 -5.3
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 30.00 30 30 30 30 30
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 30.00 30 30 30 30 30
GDP Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Growth Rate (%) 1.50 1.5 1 1.6 1.4 1.8
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 5.90 4.5 4.8 6.2 5.3 5.9
GDP (USD Billion) 74.94 88.2 82.2 82.2 87 87
GDP Constant Prices (KES Million) 1188922.00 1264952 1227462 1262635 1251935 1337131
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KES Million) 1461256.00 1527013 1531396 1551854 1538703 1643413
GDP per capita (USD) 1169.34 1220 1205 1205 1227 1227
GDP per capita PPP (USD) 2993.03 3121 3085 3085 3139 3139
GDP From Agriculture (Million KES) 197697.00 296824 228063 209954 208175 222342
GDP From Construction (Million KES) 74790.00 68340 70884 79427 78754 84113
GDP From Manufacturing (KES Million) 108586.00 124958 120942 115318 114341 122122
GDP From Mining (KES Million) 12527.00 11946 12904 13304 13191 14089
GDP From Public Administration (KES Million) 47881.00 54657 46500 50850 50419 53850
GDP From Services (KES Million) 27785.00 27845 27838 29508 29258 31249
GDP From Transport (KES Million) 95613.00 86103 91884 101541 100680 107532
GDP From Utilities (KES Million) 29716.00 35409 32507 31558 31291 33420
Labour Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Unemployment Rate (%) 11.50 10.5 10.5 10.5 10 10
Population (Million) 46.60 49 49 47.8 49 49
Wages High Skilled (KES/Month) 60500.00 65900 65900 65900 65900 68000
Wages Low Skilled (KES/Month) 17500.00 23100 23100 23100 23100 24100
Living Wage Family (KES/Month) 48500.00 47492 47505 47519 47519 44000
Minimum Wages (KES/Month) 13572.00 14300 14300 14300 15000 15000
Prices Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Inflation Rate (%) 5.49 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.8
Consumer Price Index CPI (Index Points) 205.77 205 205 204 209 216
Food Inflation (%) 6.33 6.6 6.5 6.3 2.5 4
Producer Prices (Index points) 118.95 123 118 123 123 127
Producer Prices Change (%) -0.36 3 -1.9 2.3 3 2.8
Money Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Interest Rate (%) 9.00 9 9 9 8.5 8.5
Interbank Rate (%) 5.61 5.61 5.61 5.61 5.11 5.11
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 7.70 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 7.2
Trade Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Balance of Trade (Million KES) -101630.00 -93000 -115000 -92500 -83000 -85500
Current Account to GDP (%) -5.20 -5.1 -5.1 -5.1 -4.9 -4.9
Government Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Government Debt to GDP (%) 57.00 63 63 63 65 65
Government Budget (% of GDP) -6.70 -5.6 -5.6 -5.6 -5.3 -5.3
Government Spending (KES Million) 710508.00 742481 744612 754559 748165 799079
Taxes Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 30.00 30 30 30 30 30
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 30.00 30 30 30 30 30
Sales Tax Rate (%) 16.00 16 16 16 16 16
Social Security Rate (%) 10.00 10 10 10 10 10
Social Security Rate For Companies (%) 5.00 5 5 5 5 5
Social Security Rate For Employees (%) 5.00 5 5 5 5 5
Business Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Manufacturing Pmi 51.30 50.6 53.3 52.6 54 54.3
Consumer Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Bank Lending Rate (%) 12.51 12.51 12.51 12.51 12.01 12.01
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.01 1.08 1.06 1.03 1.01 1.01


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