page_title: Poverty in Kenya
section_title: Dynamic poverty in Kenya
hierarchical_section_title: Poverty in Kenya / Dynamic poverty in Kenya
caption_attribution_description: English: The diagram shows trends in the gross domestic product of Kenya from 1960 to 2017.
context_page_description: Kenya is a lower-middle income economy. Although Kenya's economy is the largest and most developed in eastern and central Africa, 36.1% of its population lives below the international poverty line. This severe poverty is mainly caused by economic inequality, government corruption and health problems. In turn, poverty also worsens these factors. Fortunately, Kenya's government has made many efforts to address the issue of poverty, and it has received significant help from international institutions as well. The incident rate of poverty has streadily decreased, as shown by a recent MPI index. However, the end to poverty in Kenya still needs long-term efforts.
context_section_description: The following information mainly focuses on trends of Kenya's poverty from 1990 to 2007.
  In the 1990s, the reduction by about 5% in GDP growth rate indicated that Kenya's economic become stagnant and even shrunk. The teetering economy made the poverty issue much more severe, reflected by a 12% ascending poverty incidence rate from 2000 to 2003. In order to address the issue, the government introduced some policies, such as National Poverty Eradication Plan and Poverty Reduction Strategy. However, due to ineffective implementation, it failed to alleviate poverty radically.
  After the new government taking office in 2003, there were early signs of economic recovery in Kenya. The annual GDP growth rate continued to increase during the period from 2003 to 2007. Owing to the success of the Economic Recovery Strategy developed by the new government, children had access to free primary education. To some extent, improved education level and an economic boom have eased the poverty in Kenya.
caption: The diagram shows trends in the gross domestic product of Kenya from 1960 to 2017.
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