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Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 54.2 million as of mid-2026, it is the 26th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.6
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 5 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Al-Shabaab (Somalia) (5), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 36 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 11 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 5 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Population
- 53,330,978 inh.
- Area
- 580,367 km²
- Currency
- KES
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
William Ruto
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
349 seats
Sénat du Kenya
67 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
136 G$
GDP / capita
2,363 $
Growth
4.6 %
Inflation
4.1 %
Unemployment
5.4 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
British Army Training Unit Kenya
United Kingdom · Nanyuki
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.56/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
49/100
Corruption (CPI)
30/100
Press freedom (RSF)
50/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#73
Annual budget
1.4 Md$
Defense effort
1.1 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #4 Soude minérale 3 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
7 Md$
Imports
19 Md$
Balance
-12 Md$
Top exports
- 17.0% Thé 1.2 Md$
- 9.0% Fleurs coupées 0.6 Md$
Top imports
- 15.0% Pétrole raffiné 3 Md$
Export partners
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Ouganda
10.5%
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États-Unis
8.5%
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Pakistan
8.0%
Import partners
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Chine
21.5%
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Inde
9.5%
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Émirats arabes unis
9.0%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
32%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
67%
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IND
71%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-08-10
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.628/1
Gini
38.5
Refugees hosted
617,125
Refugees originating
13,325
National anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- African Union
- EAC
- IGAD
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,273 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,314, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)