Manufacturing PMI in Kenya decreased to 51.90 points in January from 53.70 points in December of 2025. Manufacturing PMI in Kenya averaged 50.93 points from 2014 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 59.10 points in October of 2020 and a record low of 34.40 points in October of 2017. source: S&P Global

Manufacturing PMI in Kenya is expected to be 52.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.



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Car Production 1174.00 1089.00 Units Dec 2025
Car Registrations 31595.00 27219.00 Units Dec 2025
Cement Production 953156.00 960248.00 Tonnes Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories -80899.00 -93900.00 KES Million Dec 2024
Corruption Index 30.00 32.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 130.00 121.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 1328.52 1306.19 Gigawatt-hour Dec 2025


Kenya Stanbic Bank PMI
In Kenya, the CfC Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers' Index measures the performance of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, services, construction and retail sectors and is derived from a survey of 400 companies. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index is based on five individual indexes with the following weights: New Orders (30 percent), Output (25 percent), Employment (20 percent), Suppliers’ Delivery Times (15 percent) and Stock of Items Purchased (10 percent), with the Delivery Times index inverted so that it moves in a comparable direction. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion of activity compared to the previous month; below 50 represents a contraction; while 50 indicates no change. This is only a limited sample of PMI headline data displayed on the Customer’s service, under licence from S&P Global. Full historic PMI headline data and all other PMI sub-index data and histories are available on subscription from S&P Global. Contact economics@spglobal.com for more details.

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