Private current transfers, receipts in Kenya

Kenya: Private current transfers, receipts was 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
2.95 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 38.7%
World rank
6th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2.95 billion BoP, current US$
in 2011
All-time low
1.22 billion BoP, current US$
in 2005
Years of data
7
2005–2011

Private current transfers, receipts in Kenya, 2005–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B2005200820112005: 1.2B BoP, current US$2006: 1.7B BoP, current US$2007: 1.9B BoP, current US$2008: 2.2B BoP, current US$2009: 2.0B BoP, current US$2010: 2.1B BoP, current US$2011: 2.9B BoP, current US$

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

In 2011, private current transfers, receipts in Kenya stood at 2.95 billion BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.

That places Kenya 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.81 billion BoP, current US$ 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ 5
2010s 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ 2.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 3 Morocco 8.00 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 4 Ethiopia 3.48 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 5 Algeria 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 7 Ghana 2.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 8 Tunisia 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 9 Senegal 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private current transfers, receipts in Kenya?
Private current transfers, receipts in Kenya was 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
What is the highest private current transfers, receipts recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest private current transfers, receipts recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005.
How does Kenya rank for private current transfers, receipts?
Kenya ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2011.
Is private current transfers, receipts rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. 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, published as part of Private current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Private current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 299 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

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.