Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Kenya
Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy was 335.25 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Kenya, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in IMF-BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 335.25 million IMF-BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.3% on the previous year and up 1,480.5% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 21st of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Kenya, year by year
| Year | IMF-BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.21 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 50.67 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +138.9% |
| 2007 | 729.04 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +1338.7% |
| 2008 | 95.59 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -86.9% |
| 2009 | 116.26 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 178.06 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +53.2% |
| 2011 | 335.25 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +88.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 202.55 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 21.21 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 729.04 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 256.66 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 178.06 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 335.25 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 18 Cameroon 537.78 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 19 Tunisia 432.67 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 358.12 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 22 Senegal 274.89 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 23 Botswana 264.95 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 24 Libya 200.10 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Kenya?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Kenya was 335.25 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 729.04 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.21 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,480.5%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.