Promoting SME competitiveness in Kenya is the now somewhat dated 2019 study, a joint initiative by Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment, International Trade Centre and the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, based on data from 23 counties.
The survey has an excellent conceptual framework, focusing on three dimensions of competitiveness - capacity to compete, to connect and to change. The first looks at current operations of firms and their efficiency in terms of cost, time, quality and quantity.