KENYA - Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Survey 2016
Reference ID | DDI-KEN-KNBS-MSME-2016-v1.0 |
Year | 2016 |
Country | KENYA |
Producer(s) | Kenya National Bureau of Statistics - Ministry of Planning and National development |
Sponsor(s) | Kenya National Bureau of Statistics - KNBS - Funding of Operational Cost |
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Overview
Identification
ID Number DDI-KEN-KNBS-MSME-2016-v1.0 |
Version
Version Description
Production Date
2016-06-27Overview
Abstract
The MSME sector in Kenya has over the years been recognized for its role in provision of goods and services, enhancing competition, fostering innovation, generating employment and in effect, alleviation of poverty. The crucial role of MSMEs is underscored in Kenya's Vision 2030 - the development blueprint which seeks to transform Kenya into an industrialized middle-income country, providing a high-quality life to all its citizens by the year 2030. The MSME sector has been identified and prioritized as a key growth driver for achievement of the development blue print. The measurement of the size of the sector in terms of employment as well as its contribution to Gross Domestic Product [GDP] and the generation of income is of major importance. This is not only because of their usefulness in the design of appropriate policies and programmes but also in understanding their dynamics in terms of income, wages, growth patterns, sector and their evolving nature among others. MSMEs tend to be dynamic: the structure and their operations change considerably within a short time. The last comprehensive study is the 1999 National Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Baseline Survey. The 2016 National MSME Survey was therefore, designed to respond to the existing data gap and sought to provide data at national and county levels. The unit of observation was the establishments and the survey targeted those that engaged at most 99 persons. The terms establishment, enterprise and business are however, used interchangeably in this report.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]Units of Analysis
i) Nationalii) Counties and
iii) Urban and rural residence
Scope
Notes
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are considered as sources of employment generation, economic growth, and social transformation. A significant proportion of the MSMEs are formal, while majority fall within the informal economy based on their size, location, ownership, status of formality and economic activity, together, as major job providers, they produce a significant share of total value added, and provide a large segment of the poor and middle-income populations with affordable goods and services. There is however limited or outdated data to inform MSME policy formulation and implementation.Coverage
Geographic Coverage
i) Nationalii) Counties and
iii) Urban and rural residence
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
Name | Affiliation |
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Planning and National development |
Funding
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | KNBS | Funding of Operational Cost |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | KNBS | Ministry of Planning and National Development | Documentation of the Study |
Date of Metadata Production
2017-06-27DDI Document Version
MSME 2016 Version 1.0DDI Document ID
DDI-KEN-KNBS-MSME-2016-v1.0