Report Reveals Richest and Poorest Counties in Kenya

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A new report released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has listed Nairobi as the richest county in Kenya, accounting for 27.5 percent of the country’s overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Nairobi’s contribution to the overall GDP is nearly four times more than that of Kiambu, which was ranked the second-richest county with a 5.9 percent share of the national annual economic output, according to the Gross County Product (GCP) 2021 report.

Mombasa emerged as the third wealthiest county with a contribution of 5.2 percent followed by Nakuru (4.9 percent) and Machakos (3.5 percent). The top five counties contribute 47 percent of the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Other rich counties include Meru (3.2 percent), Kisumu (2.6 percent), Uasin-Gishu (2.4 percent), Kilifi (2.2 percent), Kajiado (2.2 percent), Kakamega (2.2 percent), Nyeri (2.1 percent), Bungoma (2.1 percent), Muranga (2 percent) and Kisii (2 percent).

The report named Isiolo, Samburu, Tana River, and Lamu as the poorest counties, with each accounting for 0.3 percent of Kenya’s national economic output. Others are Wajir, Mandera, and Marsabit, contributing 0.5 percent each to the GDP.

KNBS describes the Gross County Product (GCP) as the net value of goods and services produced within the boundaries of a specific county.

“The bottom 10 counties in terms of contribution were majorly those from arid and semi-arid areas. The main economic activity in these areas is animal production, while the contribution of gross value added of other activities such as growing of crops, manufacturing, transportation and real estate was insignificant,” said KNBS.

The richest counties are associated with large populations in urban centers, backed by thriving economic activities such as agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, financial and real estate as well as wholesale and retail trade, according to the study.




Source: Mwakilishi
 
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