Current account balance (World Bank) in Kenya in 2024 — -1.29%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 165. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 5.31 pp.
1975–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.29 | +1.26 pp |
| 2023 | -2.55 | +1.65 pp |
| 2022 | -4.2 | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | -4.6 | −1.33 pp |
| 2020 | -3.27 | +1.97 pp |
| 2019 | -5.24 | +0.17 pp |
| 2018 | -5.41 | +1.59 pp |
| 2017 | -7 | −1.6 pp |
| 2016 | -5.4 | +0.91 pp |
| 2015 | -6.3 | +3.04 pp |
| 2014 | -9.34 | −1.49 pp |
| 2013 | -7.85 | −0.38 pp |
| 2012 | -7.48 | +0.67 pp |
| 2011 | -8.15 | −2.93 pp |
| 2010 | -5.22 | −1.23 pp |
| 2009 | -3.99 | +1.54 pp |
| 2008 | -5.52 | −2.29 pp |
| 2007 | -3.23 | −1.25 pp |
| 2006 | -1.98 | −0.63 pp |
| 2005 | -1.35 | −0.53 pp |
| 2004 | -0.82 | −1.71 pp |
| 2003 | 0.89 | +1.78 pp |
| 2002 | -0.89 | +1.57 pp |
| 2001 | -2.47 | −0.9 pp |
| 2000 | -1.57 | +16.77 pp |
| 1999 | -18.34 | +0.34 pp |
| 1998 | -18.68 | −5.03 pp |
| 1997 | -13.65 | −5.67 pp |
| 1996 | -7.98 | +9.47 pp |
| 1995 | -17.45 | −11.17 pp |
| 1994 | -6.28 | −1.73 pp |
| 1993 | -4.55 | −2.36 pp |
| 1992 | -2.19 | +0.42 pp |
| 1991 | -2.62 | +3.53 pp |
| 1990 | -6.15 | +0.98 pp |
| 1989 | -7.13 | −1.49 pp |
| 1988 | -5.64 | +0.66 pp |
| 1987 | -6.3 | −5.68 pp |
| 1986 | -0.62 | +1.25 pp |
| 1985 | -1.87 | +0.17 pp |
| 1984 | -2.05 | −1.26 pp |
| 1983 | -0.79 | +3.96 pp |
| 1982 | -4.75 | +3.45 pp |
| 1981 | -8.19 | +3.87 pp |
| 1980 | -12.06 | −4.16 pp |
| 1979 | -7.9 | +4.53 pp |
| 1978 | -12.43 | −13.25 pp |
| 1977 | 0.82 | +4.23 pp |
| 1976 | -3.41 | +3.18 pp |
| 1975 | -6.59 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
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