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Annex 1: Key Economic and Social Figures

Key economic figures Unit Source *
Area 580.000 km2 (WDR)
Population (2004) 32.2 million (WDR)
GNI per capita (2004) 400 USD (WBGNI)
Annual economic growth (GDP) (2004) 4.3 % (IMF)
Growth in GDP per capita (2003) -0.9 % (WBGNI)
Economic sectors:   (WDR)
      Agriculture 24 %  
      Industry/Manufacturing 13 %  
      Services10 25.5 %  
Development assistance per capita (2001) 15 USD (WDR)
Foreign debt (year)    
      Total foreign debt (current USD in billions) 4.5 USD (WB, CAS)
      - of which multilateral debt11 3.0 USD (WB, CAS)
      Current value of foreign debt (total debt/export) 29.9 USD (WB, CAS)
      Debt service (ratio to exports - TDS/XGS) (2001) 11.4 % (HDR/WDF)
 
Key social figures Unit Source
Population growth (annual average) (1975-2003) 3.2 % (HDR)
Life expectancy (at birth) (2003) 47.2 years (HDR)
Infant mortality (Per 1000 live births) (2003) 79 (HDR)
Access to clean drinking water (percentage without access) (2002) 38 % (HDR)
Access to health facilities (percentage without access) (2004) 59,2 % (HDR)
Number of doctors (per 100,000 inhabitants) (1990-2004) 13 (HDR)
Adult literacy rate (2003) 73.6 % (HDR)
Primary education (Children reaching grade 5) (2001/02) 59 % (HDR)
Girls in primary education (Net primary enrolment) (2002/03) 66 % (HDR)
Social sectors (percentage of GDP) (95-01) 8.2 % (WDI)
Military expenditure (percentage of GDP) (2003) 1.7 % (HDR)
Distribution of income (percentage of national income) (1998/1999)    
   Richest 10% of population 42.72 % (SID)
   Poorest 10% of population 0.76 % (SID)

*SOURCES

(WDR): World Development Report, World Bank, most recent version. (WBGNI) World Bank ’Per Capita Income Guidelines for Operational Purposes
(HDR): Human Development Report 2005, UNDP
(WDF): World Development Finance, World Bank
(WDI): World Development Indicators, World Bank
(UDV): Memorandum on the annual revision of per capita income limits for countries receiving Danish development cooperation.
(SID): Society for International Development, ’Pulling Apart. Facts and Figures on Inequality in Kenya’, p. 6.

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This page forms part of the publication 'Kenya-Denmark Partnership' as chapter 8 of 8
Version 1.0. 01-08-2006
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