Net current transfers in Kenya
Kenya: Net current transfers was 9.2% in 2011. β² Rising
Net current transfers in Kenya, 2005β2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank GDP estimates are used for the denominator. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net current transfers in Kenya is 9.2%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
That places Kenya 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More trade data for Kenya
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 30.03 billion (2024)
- Goods, Debit/Expenditure 22.18 billion (2024)
- Primary income, Debit/Expenditure 2.16 billion (2024)
- Services, Debit/Expenditure 5.64 billion (2024)
- Secondary income, Debit/Expenditure 47.97 million (2024)
- Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 0 (2024)
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) β Import Value 1,968 1000 USD (2007)
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) β Export Value 11 1000 USD (2007)
- Ploughs (e.g. reversible and non-reversible ploughs) β Import Value 2,277 1000 USD (2007)
- Pedestrian controlled tractors (single axle tractors) β Import Value 646 1000 USD (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net current transfers in Kenya?
- Net current transfers in Kenya was 9.2% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank GDP estimates are used for the denominator.
- What is the highest net current transfers recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest net current transfers recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for net current transfers?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net current transfers rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank GDP estimates are used for the denominator, published as part of Net current transfers (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.