Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2009 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

. 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.

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Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Kenya's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Jun 2025?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8.977 Jun 2025 8.304 Mar 2025 0.000 - 0.000 - % quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.697 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 15.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 2.270 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.759 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.272 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.985 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 5.403 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.127 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 17.335 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 14.379 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 34.273 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Colombia (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 42.386 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.968 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 4.342 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 8.890 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.766 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.176 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.961 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 9.672 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.623 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 17.025 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 16.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.890 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.104 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 26.562 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.861 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 8.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (%) 12.631 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 11.239 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.351 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 52.267 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.930 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 22.085 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.684 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.190 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.359 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 14.767 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 15.648 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 19.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 4.744 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 19.717 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.978 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.731 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 16.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 17.967 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 34.661 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 66.529 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.888 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.470 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Kenya Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,986.408 Apr 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Apr 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.6 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 92,599.6 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 6,515.675 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 19,848.135 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 5,159.680 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 158,000.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 679,400.000 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2024
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 1,443,100.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 1,092,200.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 1,093,000.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 115,900.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 248,200.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,175.1 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 747.8 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -25.1 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,652.580 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 137,291.301 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 36,135.594 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,922.9 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 437,549.295 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 231,810.109 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 51.523 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 104.790 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 13.522 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 420.626 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 4,187.250 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 4,587.560 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 4,460.730 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 45,608.290 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Imports: India (KES mn) 22,399.370 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: Italy (KES mn) 2,366.680 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Imports: South Africa (KES mn) 7,255.640 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) 12,239.950 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) 31,773.490 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Exports (KES mn) 96,644.470 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 9,777.190 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2024
Imports (KES mn) 227,665.150 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2024
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 5,610.320 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 10,919.320 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 13,808.090 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 110.210 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 2,025.080 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) 46,977.700 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) 35,443.980 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) 29,382.760 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) 48,967.450 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) 17,032.330 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 417.6 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -124.0 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 463.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 430.625 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -122.5 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 553.136 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 41,807.5 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,815.4 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.6 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -6.168 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -266.000 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
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
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,438.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 186.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) -140.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 10.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 71.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 110.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 80.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,452.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 135.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) -18.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -184.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 2,004.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 912.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 5,221.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,273.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,293.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 32.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 917.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 10.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 2,195.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) 182.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 101,915.400 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 15.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019 monthly Apr 2001 - Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 17,804.587 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,983.357 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 27.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 11,480.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Aug 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2.237 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1973 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 43,578.237 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 52,325.8 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Jul 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.0 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jul 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 58,481.108 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.54 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.48 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) 4,231,335.358 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) 5,488,738.058 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) 2,121,395.209 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024

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