Information on the Revised National Accounts

Abstract

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) initiated the process of rebasing and revision of the National Accounts Statistics in 2010. Specific tasks were to implement some of the recommendations contained in 2008 System of National Accounts (2008 SNA), change the base year from 2001 to 2009 and, revise the annual and quarterly national accounts statistics for the period 2006 to 2013. In addition, the revision was to include for the first time the development of Supply and Use Tables (SUT) as an integral part of the National Accounts Statistics. The Supply and Use Tables gives detailed information on the production processes, the interdependencies in production, the use of goods and services and the generation of income in production. The SUT was used as a framework for the revision process. This was published in the 2014 Economic Survey report. Also presented in the same report were the preliminary revised GDP estimates for 2009 and have since been firmed up.