Nairobi — In 1953 South Korea emerged from the ravages of a debilitating war, yet the total gross domestic product in nominal terms has surged 31,000 fold since 1953.
Consider this: in 1950 the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of South Korea was US$ 876 and Kenya's was US$ 947. In 2016, the GDP per capita of South Korea rose to US$ 27,539 and Kenya's to US$ 1,455.
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