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Do Sons and Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets From Their in Kenya

Kenya: Do Sons and Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets From Their was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 1973
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Do Sons and Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets From Their in Kenya, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their in Kenya stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their in Kenya peaked at 1 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Do Sons and Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets From Their in Kenya, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 1 —
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7 0 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their in Kenya?
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their in Kenya was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1973.
What is the lowest do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their?
Kenya ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Do Sons and Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets From Their Parents?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Do Sons and Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets From Their Parents?
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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