Foreign direct investment in Kenya
Kenya: Foreign direct investment was 1.0% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in Kenya, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment in Kenya is 1.0%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 76.8% on the previous year and up 1,475.7% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 34th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +93.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +2043.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -93.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +138.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +76.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- 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 in Kenya?
- Foreign direct investment in Kenya was 1.0% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for foreign direct investment?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,475.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.