Economy of Kenya
Economic history
The Kenyan coastal strip was integrated to the world economy through the ancient world trade routes that spanned Africa,Asia and Europe between 70 AD and 1500 AD.Foreign merchants brought their merchandise to Kenyan coast and left with African goods.After 1500AD,Vasco Da Gama discovered a new trade route to Asia through South Africa.This new route allowed European nations to start dominating the trade economy of the East African coast with Portuguese entrenching themselves in the 16th and 17th centuries.The Portuguese were replaced in this East African economic corridor by Oman Arabs in the 18th century.Eventually,the British replaced the Omani Arabs first at the coastal strip in the year 1895 then following the interior trade routes all the way to Buganda Kingdom by the year 1920.To make this ancient economic trade route more profitable,the British built a railway from Mombasa at the coast to Kampala,the capital of Buganda kingdom.The railway followed the old trade route and it was constructed by Indian laborers.Major towns in Kenya were founded along the railway line backed by European settler farming communities.

Economy of Kenya

Section Title: Economic history
Table Section Text: The Kenyan coastal strip was integrated to the world economy through the ancient world trade routes that spanned Africa,Asia and Europe between 70 AD and 1500 AD.Foreign merchants brought their merchandise to Kenyan coast and left with African goods.After 1500AD,Vasco Da Gama discovered a new trade route to Asia through South Africa.This new route allowed European nations to start dominating the trade economy of the East African coast with Portuguese entrenching themselves in the 16th and 17th centuries.The Portuguese were replaced in this East African economic corridor by Oman Arabs in the 18th century.Eventually,the British replaced the Omani Arabs first at the coastal strip in the year 1895 then following the interior trade routes all the way to Buganda Kingdom by the year 1920.To make this ancient economic trade route more profitable,the British built a railway from Mombasa at the coast to Kampala,the capital of Buganda kingdom.The railway followed the old trade route and it was constructed by Indian laborers.Major towns in Kenya were founded along the railway line backed by European settler farming communities.

Year	Nominal GDP(USD)	US Dollar Exchange

1980	7.265 Billion	7.42 Shillings

1985	6.135 Billion	16.43 Shillings

1990	8.591 Billion	22.86 Shillings

1995	9.046 Billion	50.42 Shillings

2000	12.71 Billion	78.58 Shillings

2005	18.74 Billion	75.55 Shillings

2010	40 Billion	78.90 Shillings

2015	63.77 Billion	96.85 Shillings

2018	85.98 Billion	100.77 Shillings

2020	–

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In 2018 Kenya's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is about US$85.98 billion.

final_sentence: In 2018 Kenya's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is about US$85.98 billion.