KENYA World Bank – Country Policy and Institutional Assessment

CPIA 2013

Quick Facts

Population (millions) 43.2

Change from Highest Lowest
CPIA Score GDP (current US$ billions) 40.7
previous year performing cluster performing cluster
3.9 — 4.5 3.4 GDP per capita (current US$) 942.5
(Public Sector Management
Above SSA IDA Avg. No Change (Economic Management)
and Institutions)
Poverty below US$1.25 a day (% of population, 2010, est.) 39.9

(2012 )

Country and Policy Institutional Assessment 2013 Trend

SSA IDA Overall CPIA Scores
Indicator Kenya Average
4.0
Economic Management 4.5 3.4
Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy 4.5 3.5 3.8

Fiscal Policy 4.5 3.3 3.6

Debt Policy 4.5 3.3 3.4
Structural Policies 3.8 3.2
3.2
Trade 4.0 3.7
Financial Sector 4.0 2.9 3.0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Business Regulatory Environment 3.5 3.1
Kenya IDA Borrowers' SSA IDA
Policies for Social Inclusion and Equity 3.7 3.2 Average Average
Gender Equality 3.5 3.2
Equity of Public Resource Use 4.0 3.3 Comparison
Building Human Resources 4.0 3.5
Social Protection and Labor 3.5 2.9 Comparing Overall CPIA Scores
Policies and Institutions for
3.5 3.1 3.5
Environment Sustainability
2013 3.5
Public Sector Management 3.4 2.9
and Institutions 3.9

Property Rights and Rule-Based Governance 3.0 2.7

3.5
Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management 3.5 3.0 2007 3.6
Efficiency of Revenue Mobilization 4.0 3.4
3.6
Quality of Public Administration 3.5 2.8
Non-Fragile Non-Fragile Countries Kenya
Transparency, Accountability and
3.0 2.7 Countries in SSA Outside SSA
Corruption in Public Sector
Overall CPIA Score 3.9 3.2
Progress
Definitions:
• CPIA: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment.
• IDA: International Development Association, the arm of the World Bank that provides credits Change in CPIA Scores from 2007-2013
to the poorest countries. Kenya
• SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Poverty is based on the PovcalNet poverty data as of May 2014. These data are being revised
and will be available shortly. 0.5
• The cut-off date for data is June 2014 .
Average scores for comparisons refer to country groupings as follows: 0.3 0.3
• IDA Borrowing Countries: 81 countries eligible for IDA credits and with CPIA scores in 2013.
• SSA IDA Countries: 39 SSA IDA Countries which had CPIA scores in 2013.
• Fragile Countries in SSA: 16 countries with CPIA scores included in the World Bank’s Harmonized 0.1
Fragile List for Fiscal Year 2015. 0.0
• Non-Fragile Countries in SSA: 23 IDA-eligible countries (excluding fragile countries).
Economic Structural Policies Public Sector Overall
• Fragile Countries Outside SSA: 12 countries with CPIA scores included in the World Bank’s Harmonized
Management Policies for Social Management CPIA
Fragile List for Fiscal Year 2015.
Inclusion/Equity Institutions Score
• Non-Fragile Countries Outside SSA: 30 IDA-eligible countries outside Sub Saharan Africa (excluding
fragile countries).
NOTES: The CPIA consists of 16 criteria grouped in four equally weighted clusters: Economic Management, Structural Policies, Policies for Social Inclusion and Equity, and Public Sector Management and Institutions. For each of the 16 criteria,
countries are rated on a scale of 1 (low) to 6 (high). The scores depend on the level of performance in a given year assessed against the criteria, rather than on changes in performance compared to the previous year. The ratings depend on
actual policies and performance, rather than on promises or intentions. The ratings reflect a variety of indicators, observations, and judgments originated in the World Bank or elsewhere. For details see: www.worldbank.org/africa/CPIA

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