Kenya Total Imports Growth

1999 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kenya Total Imports Growth

  • Kenya Total Imports grew 25.3 % YoY in Jan 2024, compared with an increase of 9.9 % YoY in the previous month
  • Kenya Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Aug 1999 to Jan 2024, with an averaged rate of 11.1 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 86.4 % in Aug 2011 and a record low of -29.9 % in May 2020

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.


Further information about Kenya Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Kenya Total Imports recorded 1.5 USD bn in Jan 2024
  • Total Exports reached 573.9 USD mn in Jan 2024, which registered an increase of 25.7 % year on year
  • Kenya Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 957.2 USD mn in Jan 2024

View Kenya's Total Imports Growth from Aug 1999 to Jan 2024 in the chart:

Kenya Total Imports Growth

What was Kenya's Total Imports Growth in Jan 2024?

Kenya Total Imports grew 25.3 % YoY in Jan 2024, compared with an increase of 9.9 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
25.3 Jan 2024 9.9 Dec 2023 -29.9 May 2020 86.4 Aug 2011 % monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2024

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2024
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) -30.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2024
Armenia (%) 56.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2024
Australia (%) 12.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Mar 2024
Austria (%) -14.3 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1954 - Nov 2023
Azerbaijan (%) -8.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2024
Bahrain (%) 6.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2019 - Dec 2023
Bangladesh (%) 10.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Feb 2024
Belarus (%) 3.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Belgium (%) -14.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Bolivia (%) -11.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2024
Botswana (%) 3.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Brazil (%) -7.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2024
Brunei (%) -3.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2024
Bulgaria (%) -5.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Cambodia (%) -0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2023
Canada (%) 3.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2024
Chile (%) 1.6 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2024
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) -4.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2024
Croatia (%) -3.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Cyprus (%) -51.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (%) -1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Denmark (%) 8.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
Ecuador (%) -13.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2024
Egypt (%) 9.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2024
Estonia (%) -10.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
European Union (%) -20.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Finland (%) 5.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
France (%) -2.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2024
Georgia (%) -17.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2024
Germany (%) -2.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2024
Ghana (%) -11.1 Aug 2023 monthly Mar 2006 - Aug 2023
Greece (%) 3.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 5.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1953 - Mar 2024
Hungary (%) -17.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024
Iceland (%) 31.6 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2024
India (%) -5.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
Indonesia (%) -12.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2024
Iran (%) 13.8 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ireland (%) -13.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2024
Israel (%) -5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2024
Italy (%) -6.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 26.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Jul 2023
Japan (%) -4.0 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Feb 2024
Jordan (%) 11.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Feb 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -10.8 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Feb 2024
Kenya (%) 25.3 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2024
South Korea (%) 5.4 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1967 - Apr 2024
Kosovo (%) 2.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2024
Kuwait (%) -7.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 25.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Laos (%) 10.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) -2.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Lebanon (%) 1,305.3 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2023
Lithuania (%) -16.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Luxembourg (%) -10.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.3 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
North Macedonia (%) 3.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Malawi (%) -35.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Malaysia (%) 12.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2024
Malta (%) 6.8 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Feb 2024
Mauritius (%) 6.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Mexico (%) 4.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Moldova (%) -0.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Mongolia (%) 10.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2024
Montenegro (%) -7.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2024
Morocco (%) -12.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Mozambique (%) -11.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2023
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) -5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Aug 2004 - Mar 2024
Netherlands (%) -10.4 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
New Zealand (%) -24.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1961 - Mar 2024
Nigeria (%) 34.5 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) -23.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1977 - Mar 2024
Oman (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) 54.0 Apr 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Apr 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) -24.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2024
Panama (%) -15.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2024
Paraguay (%) -8.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Peru (%) -0.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2024
Philippines (%) -20.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Mar 2024
Poland (%) -8.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Portugal (%) 1.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Qatar (%) 13.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Romania (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Russia (%) -4.8 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Serbia (%) -6.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2024
Singapore (%) 4.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Mar 2024
Slovakia (%) -8.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Slovenia (%) 28.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
South Africa (%) 5.1 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2024
Spain (%) -3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 1975 - Feb 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2024
Sudan (%) -12.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -8.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2024
Switzerland (%) -17.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2024

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 3,502.694 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 70,728.9 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 5,655.330 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 17,456.491 2029 yearly 1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 4,688.790 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 317,900.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 139,800.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 191,600.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 1,270,200.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 1,130,200.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 1,464,300.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 514,086.673 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) -478.312 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -957.2 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1992 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 573.9 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 25.7 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 7,528.435 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 125,626.451 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,738.751 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,531.1 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 25.3 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 485,345.284 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 157,854.152 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 37.181 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 104.827 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 13.265 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 290.183 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Imports (KES mn) 244,573.360 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports (KES mn) 91,675.620 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 12,007.060 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 10,947.460 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 18,267.710 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 482.650 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 2,112.120 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 6,499.390 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 6,758.060 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 5,557.110 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 5,148.480 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 9,535.710 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) 126.600 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 49.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -446.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 393.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -230.822 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -97.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -22.590 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 38,664.5 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.0 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,567.3 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -7.497 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
KE: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -62,489.498 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 88,638.588 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Assets (USD mn) 26,149.090 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -446.000 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn) -24,917.900 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn) 6,858.800 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) 894.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,274.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,467.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 1,874.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 4,148.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,243.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,047.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -196.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 100.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,336.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 101.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) -8.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 363.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) -3.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 788.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 47.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 3,640.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 770.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 1,760.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 34.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 46,390.100 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 11.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2021
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019 monthly Apr 2001 - Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 14,628.057 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 27,369.248 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) 9.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Feb 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,340.8 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.126 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.9 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1.141 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1973 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 39,205.236 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.4 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 43,499.4 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Feb 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 46,974.620 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.91 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 29.98 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) 5,432,218.908 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) 3,929,925.682 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) 2,100,429.576 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024

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