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\nKenya\u2019s economy grew 4.9% year on year in Q3\u00a02025, up from 4.2% a year earlier.
\nConstruction, mining, hospitality and real estate drove growth amid firmer inflation.
\nInflation rose to 4.42%, while full-year growth forecasts cluster around 5%.
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Kenya\u2019s economy expanded 4.9% in the third quarter of 2025, up from 4.2% in the same period of 2024, according to data published on Tuesday, Jan. 6, by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.<\/p>\n
The statistics office said strong performances in construction, mining, hospitality and real estate drove the acceleration in growth.<\/p>\n
Construction output grew 6.7% during the period. Mining and quarrying expanded 16.6%, while accommodation and food services rose 17.7%, KNBS data showed. Real estate grew 5.7%, while financial and insurance activities expanded 5.4%. Transport and storage services posted growth of 5.2%, the bureau added. Agriculture, forestry and fishing grew 3.2% between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n
KNBS said inflation averaged 4.42% in the third quarter, up from 4.08% a year earlier. The bureau attributed the increase mainly to higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n
In August 2025, President William Ruto said East Africa\u2019s largest economy would grow 5.6% in 2025, up from 4.7% in 2024. That projection exceeds forecasts from the Finance Ministry at 5.3%, the central bank at 5.2% and the World Bank at 4.9%.<\/p>\n
Walid K\u00e9fi<\/p>\n
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