Its booming horticulture and tourist industries were hailed as models for other African states in their efforts to integrate into world trade. The country’s economic expansion, which averaged 5.5% in the last four years and fuelled the progress of neighboring economies, appeared to prove that vigorous growth is possible in Africa even without mineral or fossil resources.
得益于捐助者的慷慨，肯尼亚在2006年获得大约10亿美元的官方发展援助，比2002年大幅增长了250%。它繁荣的园艺和旅游业被认为给其他非洲国家融入世界贸易体系提供了典范。这个国家在过去四年的经济增长率平均达到5.5%，并且推动了周边国家经济的发展，似乎证明了在非洲即便没有矿物或化石资源同样也可以取得经济的强劲增长。今天，这一经济的奇迹似乎依然还是一件悬而未决的事情。