William Ruto
🇰🇪Kenya
Rank #173
Score: 57
About William Ruto
William Ruto (b.1966) is President of Kenya (since 2022). A longtime politician and former Deputy President, Ruto campaigned on a ‘bottom-up’ economic agenda focused on small-business growth, agricultural support and jobs. His presidency faces fiscal and debt pressures alongside promises of inclusive growth; his public record includes both grassroots political ties and contested allegations from earlier years.
HDI
Kenya HDI (country context) ~0.575–0.588 (UNDP country profile series)6/10
GDP per capita
Kenya GDP per capita ~ $2,200 (World Bank series; recent years vary)6/10
Gini coefficient
Gini ~38–39 (latest surveys / World Bank / TheGlobalEconomy)4/10
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio ~36–40% (ILO modeled estimates)3/5
Freedom index
Freedom House — Kenya: mixed civil liberties and political rights notes3/10
Corruption index
Perceptions CPI / governance concerns (Transparency Int'l country page)2/5
Derived Criminal Score
ICC charges 2010s (declined to trial/dropped); notable legal cases but no domestic criminal conviction recorded here19/20