In 2019, over 60 percent of informal enterprises in Kenya operated in wholesale and retail trade, as well as repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. That year, the country had nearly five million enterprises in the informal sector. Manufacturing followed as the second main activity in the informal sector, accounting for 12.5 percent of total enterprises.
Distribution of informal sector enterprises in Kenya in 2019, by activity
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Ministry of Labour (Kenya). (July 31, 2020). Distribution of informal sector enterprises in Kenya in 2019, by activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291927/distribution-of-informal-sector-enterprises-in-kenya-by-activity/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya). "Distribution of informal sector enterprises in Kenya in 2019, by activity." Chart. July 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291927/distribution-of-informal-sector-enterprises-in-kenya-by-activity/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya). (2020). Distribution of informal sector enterprises in Kenya in 2019, by activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291927/distribution-of-informal-sector-enterprises-in-kenya-by-activity/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya). "Distribution of Informal Sector Enterprises in Kenya in 2019, by Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291927/distribution-of-informal-sector-enterprises-in-kenya-by-activity/
Ministry of Labour (Kenya), Distribution of informal sector enterprises in Kenya in 2019, by activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291927/distribution-of-informal-sector-enterprises-in-kenya-by-activity/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Distribution of informal sector enterprises in Kenya in 2019, by activity [Graph], Ministry of Labour (Kenya), July 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291927/distribution-of-informal-sector-enterprises-in-kenya-by-activity/