Economy, jobs and prices in Makueni, Kenya: official figures

Makueni's economy (Gross County Product) was worth KSh 120.5 billion in 2022 at current prices, 1.0% of the 47 counties' combined KSh 12.29 trillion, or about KSh 116,900 per resident; 7th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties per person (all counties: KSh 242,700).

Gross County Product per person (current prices)

KSh 116,900

2022

Monthly consumption per adult equivalent

KSh 5,662

2022

Households lit by the national grid (KPLC)

25.2%

2023/24

How much do households in Makueni spend?

Households in Makueni spent an average of KSh 5,662 a month per adult equivalent on food and other goods in 2022, 13th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: KSh 8,030); food took 64.2% of spending.

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy

How many people in Makueni have work?

36.5% of women and 65.9% of men aged 15-49 in Makueni were working when surveyed in 2022 (Kenya: 52.4% and 77.1%).

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copy

Do people in Makueni use mobile money and the internet?

74.9% of women aged 15-49 in Makueni had used a bank account or a mobile phone for money transactions in the previous year and 73.2% owned a mobile phone (2022; Kenya: 79.3% and 77.5%); 35.9% had used the internet in the previous year (Kenya: 44.2%).

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copy

How many homes in Makueni have electricity?

25.2% of Makueni's 257,105 households got their lighting from the national electricity grid in the 2023/24 Kenya Housing Survey, 6th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 57.7%); 69.2% relied on solar panels or solar-charged lamps.

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy

How many homes in Makueni have piped water?

14.4% of households in Makueni had piped water in 2023/24, 12th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 44.9%).

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy

Do people in Makueni own or rent their homes?

85.4% of households in Makueni owned their home in 2023/24 and 11.7% paid rent (Kenya: 61.3% and 33.4%).

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy

More figures

Its output grew 9.4% in money terms between 2020 and 2022, before allowing for inflation (all counties: 24.6%). Source: Commission on Revenue Allocation · saved copy

How Makueni compares with other counties

Gross County Product per person, current prices (2022)

Makueni ranks 41 of 47, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gross County Product per person, current prices
38	Turkana	KSh 129,100
39	West Pokot	KSh 128,600
40	Busia	KSh 121,600
41	Makueni	KSh 116,900
42	Tana River	KSh 102,200
43	Isiolo	KSh 101,900
44	Samburu	KSh 100,000

Source: Commission on Revenue Allocation · saved copy

Monthly consumption per adult equivalent (2022)

Makueni ranks 35 of 47, highest first.

Rank	Region	Monthly consumption per adult equivalent
32	Vihiga	KSh 6,002
33	Bungoma	KSh 5,974
34	Baringo	KSh 5,931
35	Makueni	KSh 5,662
36	Bomet	KSh 5,465
37	Busia	KSh 5,432
38	Garissa	KSh 5,326

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy

Households lit by the national grid (2023/24)

Makueni ranks 42 of 47, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households lit by the national grid
39	Samburu	28.3%
40	Narok	27.9%
41	Siaya	27.4%
42	Makueni	25.2%
43	Wajir	24.3%
44	Mandera	23.9%
45	Homa Bay	20.3%

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy

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Sources

Commission on Revenue Allocation: Recommendation concerning the Fourth Basis for Revenue Sharing among County Governments, FY 2025/26-2029/30: Table 2-7 and Appendix I (KNBS census, poverty and Gross County Product data), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 76961d1ebf71…)
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF): Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Volume 1: county tables (C tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 202dd70451a0…)
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: 2023/24 Kenya Housing Survey Basic Report: Tables 3.6, 5.10 and 5.18 by county, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 52fcb74800ea…)
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: The Kenya Poverty Report 2022 (2022 Kenya Continuous Household Survey): Tables 3.2 and 4.6, Annex Tables A1, B1, C1 and E.2, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e3298f81209a…)

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