Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP
2009 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP
- Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 7.721 % in Jun 2024
- This records an increase from the previous number of 7.371 % for Mar 2024
- Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 9.997 % from Dec 2009 to Jun 2024, with 59 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 14.599 % in Jun 2014 and a record low of 6.042 % in Mar 2023
- Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly
CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Kenya average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
View Kenya's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 2009 to Jun 2024 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Jun 2024?
Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 7.721 % in Jun 2024 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.721 Jun 2024 | 7.371 Mar 2024 | 6.042 Mar 2023 | 14.599 Jun 2014 | % | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 22.419 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 26.408 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 3.598 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 14.245 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 2.137 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 0.705 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 17.789 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 8.733 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 4.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 3.845 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 1.241 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.459 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 32.623 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 21.129 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 15.144 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | 6.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Nov 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 36.228 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 7.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 4.448 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 12.845 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | 6.600 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 14.191 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 39.431 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 0.666 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 42.585 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 19.775 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 4.210 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 8.776 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 4.216 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 1.814 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 2.789 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| France (%) | 0.913 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 11.046 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 0.784 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.820 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 1.481 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 105.488 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 17.783 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 17.675 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| India (%) | 4.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1962 - Dec 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 9.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2024 |
| Ireland (%) | 0.852 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 41.284 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 2.195 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.003 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 0.840 Oct 2024 | monthly | Oct 1980 - Oct 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 26.273 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Jun 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 5.430 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 7.721 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 7.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Nov 1979 - Nov 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 12.534 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 25.562 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 11.939 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 8.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 9.472 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 21.405 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 5.562 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 0.220 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 57.356 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 25.563 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 7.753 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Nov 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 4.328 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 44.495 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 10.678 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 31.830 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 17.057 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 21.535 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 22.019 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 16.911 2023 | yearly | 1984 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 3.750 Dec 2024 | monthly | May 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 0.587 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 6.453 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 14.124 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 16.403 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 16.368 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 5.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 17.215 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 5.697 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 19.403 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 26.250 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 9.500 Dec 2024 | monthly | May 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 20.279 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 172.824 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 19.692 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 18.002 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 19.829 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 39.870 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 30.666 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 70.512 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 7.006 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 1.771 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 11.762 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 3.705 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.000 May 2023 | monthly | Mar 1997 - May 2023 |
| Sudan (%) | 0.000 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.243 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 91.320 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Syria (%) | 31.149 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 4,065.904 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 7.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 81,536.2 Jun 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 6,278.921 2029 | yearly | 1982 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 17,845.284 2029 | yearly | 1998 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 5,350.228 2029 | yearly | 1982 - 2029 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 151,332.347 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 68,132.992 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 63,595.062 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 525,332.889 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 598,324.057 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 656,392.631 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 770,133.277 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn) | 5,410,300.000 Jun 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Central Government Debt: External (KES mn) | 5,150,839.749 Jun 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.212 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,208.9 Oct 2024 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 683.7 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 5.0 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Oct 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 7,313.809 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 139,746.221 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 92,666.275 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,892.6 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 2.0 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 427,676.662 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 158,276.910 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 47.526 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 195.424 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 22.183 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 356.737 May 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2024 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 88,331.340 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 18,395.680 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 244,515.120 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 2,346.140 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 209.220 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 8,383.700 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 12,514.520 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 13,918.860 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 4,508.830 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 11,622.900 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,833.660 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 4,687.740 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 29,859.780 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 24,386.560 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 34,798.620 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 48,293.360 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 51,359.650 Sep 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 22,354.650 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 34,671.940 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 1,431.720 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 8,062.840 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 6,706.390 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 124.300 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 125.500 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 114.099 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 121.536 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| 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) | 15,269.477 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 31,297.631 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Mar 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 9,165.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Oct 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.721 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.7 Oct 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Oct 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.488 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 40,815.259 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.4 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 48,136.4 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 52,786.593 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.31 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 28.54 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 4,043,519.407 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 5,381,431.582 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 1,972,750.707 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
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