Current account balance in Kenya
Kenya: Current account balance was -9.9% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Kenya, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Kenya is -9.9%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 635.9% over ten years.
That places Kenya 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current account balance in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.3% | — |
| 2006 | -2.3% | +68.9% |
| 2007 | -3.8% | +67.4% |
| 2008 | -6.5% | +71.1% |
| 2009 | -5.5% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | -7.4% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | -9.9% | +34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.9% | -6.5% | -1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | -8.7% | -9.9% | -7.4% | 2 |
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More trade data for Kenya
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 123.35 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.33 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.02 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.45 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.73 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.03 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.3618 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 7.07 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 64.46 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Kenya?
- Current account balance in Kenya was -9.9% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for current account balance?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 635.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.