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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.

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Context
Hosts 1 foreign base: United Kingdom.

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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 2026.11.03: 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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 11 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 5 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital: Nairobi
Population: 53,330,978 inh.
Area: 580,367 km²
Currency: KES
Regime: —

Executive in office

Head of State

William Ruto

since 2022.09.13 United Democratic Alliance

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

349 seats

United Democratic Alliance UDA 143
Orange Democratic Movement ODM 89
Jubilee Party of Kenya 30
Wiper Democratic Movement WPF 26
Independent politician 12
Amani National Congress ANC 7
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya FORD–K 6
United Democratic Movement UDM 5
Democratic Action Party DAP 5
Kenya Kwanza 3
Pamoja African Alliance PAA 3
Kenya Union Party KUP 3

10 more groups

Maendeleo Chap Chap Party MCC 2
United Party of Independent Alliance UPIA 2
United Progressive Alliance UPA 2
Chama Cha Kazi CCK 1
Democratic Party DP 1
Grand Dream Development Party GDDP 1
Movement for Democracy and Growth MDG 1
National Ordinary People Empowerment Union NOPEU 1
National Agenda Party NAP 1
United Democratic Party UDP 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Sénat du Kenya

67 seats

Kenya Kwanza 33
Azimio La Umoja 33
Vacant 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

136 G$

2025 ↑ +12.9 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

2,363 $

2025 ↑ +10.8 % vs 2024

Growth

4.6 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Inflation

4.1 %

2025 ↓ -0.4 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

5.4 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

1.1 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

63.8 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Military bases Institute · Wikipedia

active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil

Foreign bases on national soil 1

1

British Army Training Unit Kenya

United Kingdom · Nanyuki

Training · since 1964 · Wikipédia ↗

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.56/1

#76 electoral democracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

49/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

30/100

#1302025

Press freedom (RSF)

50/100

#1062026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#73

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

1.4 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

1.1 %PIB

2025

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

Ouganda 10.5%
États-Unis 8.5%
Pakistan 8.0%

Import partners

Chine 21.5%
Inde 9.5%
Émirats arabes unis 9.0%

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 32%
GBR 33%
FRA 38%
DEU 38%
RUS 56%
CHN 67%
IND 71%

Abstention: 25%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Upcoming

2027-08-10

President, National Assembly and Senate

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.628/1

#1442023

Gini

38.5

moderate2022

Refugees hosted

617,125

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

13,325

UNHCR 2025

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 3,350 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 3,165, or ×1.0.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)