Agriculture, Construction Drive Kenya’s 4.9% Economic Growth in Q3 2025

Kenya’s Economy Expands 4.9% as Trade Deficit Triples in Q3 2025

Kenya’s economy grew by 4.9% in the third quarter of 2025, up from 4.2% in the same period of 2024, even as the country’s external trade deficit widened sharply. Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show that growth was driven by agriculture, construction, and mining, while imports surged from Asia, straining foreign‑exchange [...] The post Kenya’s Economy Expands 4.9% as Trade Deficit Triples in Q3 2025 appeared first on Khu…

Kenya Grows 4.9% but Majority Still in Pain

By Murungi Ndai Kenya’s economy expanded by 4.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, according to data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), a modest acceleration from 4.2 per cent in the same period a year earlier. During the same period, the GDP had recorded a 9.4%, 4.6% and 5.9% … The post Kenya Grows 4.9% but Majority Still in Pain first appeared on Metropol Digital.

Agriculture, Construction Drive Kenya’s 4.9% Economic Growth in Q3 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – Kenya’s economy grew by 4.9 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, up from a growth of 4.2 percent during the same period in 2024. Latest Quarterly Gross Domestic Product data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the expansion was driven by improved performance across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing. The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector expanded by 3.2 percen…