Hello Listers,

@Dennis items measured for ICT GDP should include :- 
  1. ICT Manufacturing eg PCs and peripherals, cables etc
  2. ICT Services eg software publishing, systems design, hosting, Telcos etc
  3. ICT wholesaling eg. of PCs, laptops, phones etc
Couldn't get the Kenyan sub-sector breakdown but you could have a look at this one for Canada http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ict-tic.nsf/eng/h_it05864.html

@Walu -The GDP by activity data is hidden in page 11 and 12 of this document http://knbs.or.ke/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=604:information-on-the-revised-national-accounts&id=17:gross-domestic-product&Itemid=597 - Don't you wish that such numbers could be more friendly available on the opendata.go.ke portal?

On a more consolational note, The new ICT GDP numbers and trends look better when you keep the estimates at constant 2009 prices. In this case the ICT GDP for 2013 becomes 122billion against a downgraded 3.6trillion national GDP. This is different compared to the estimates for 2013 based on current prices at 68billion ICT GDP against 4.7trillion. Attached is the two updated graphs - one with estimates based on current prices and another one with estimates based on 2009 prices. That ICT GDP estimate for 2013 using 2009 prices is almost double of current prices estimate for 2013 is kind of baffling.

@Osiakwan, Perhaps we should look deeper into the direct contributions and become proactive about growing the contribution - otherwise we remain a secondary economic sector. Consider that the Finance and Insurance sector which is considered a support service directly contributes a clean 6.6% to national GDP (current prices)

Trusting works like those of Muraya and many others will yield into real contributions to the numbers.

Best regards