Country comparison Kenya vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.7%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
8,046K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€110,260Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$119,307Mchart$1,869,714M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,102chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,275chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
€416,387M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202474,247chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202480,339chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.34%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,342chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,452chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-6,361chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-6,883chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.77%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202425,649.9chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202427,754.7chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,435.1chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,799.0chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202528.54%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20222,176.7chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20222,293.2chart104,768.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20228.65%chart16.76%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023906.2chart47,963.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023980.1chart48,173.72023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.11%chart11.10%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.26%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€464chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$502chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€85chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$92chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€40chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$42chart$2,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€18chart€9282023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$19chart$9322023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/22/2025BAA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/14/2022BAA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201995ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202486.5chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202421ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202496ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$102.5chart$1,596.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€92.3chart€1,437.42024NMW [+]
$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201778ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kenyan shilling [+]01/04/2024172.2168chart1,682.570011/10/2025Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/04/2024157.3912chart1,454.000011/10/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
71.14%11/11/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20245.7%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/07/20259.25%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202056ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20192,307chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201531.90chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202216.8%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201216.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20181,930,648chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,650.2Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,190.9Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.65%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€17,187.7Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$18,585.0Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.18%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-10,537.5Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-11,398.0Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-10.53%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202395chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024122ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,969.9chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.01%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.03%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202327.11‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017356.8chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.21‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.21chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202239.8%
Population [+]202355,339,003chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,050,147chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020535,348chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.601chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202475ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.65chart83.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,004chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.94chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20222,643chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20224.87chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202310,002chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202312,789chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20255,689chart35,93409/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025344,137chart34,571,87309/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/02/202311,090,440chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/2025102.80chart694.3609/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/02/202323,750,432chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
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