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Current account balance — Kenya

Current account balance in Kenya in 2031 — -3.2%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 3.3 pp.

2031 -3.2% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 123of 188
Period maximum 8.6%1993
Period minimum -9.3%2014

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Kenya, 1980–2031-10-5051019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -6.5%1981: -4.4%1982: -2.5%1983: -0.4%1984: -1.1%1985: -1%1986: -0.3%1987: -3.3%1988: -3%1989: -3.8%1990: -4.3%1991: -1.9%1992: -2.4%1993: 8.6%1994: 5.8%1995: -1.8%1996: 0.4%1997: 0.3%1998: 1.4%1999: 5.7%2000: -1.1%2001: -1.7%2002: -0.6%2003: 0.6%2004: -0.6%2005: -1%2006: -1.7%2007: -2.9%2008: -4.8%2009: -3.9%2010: -5.2%2011: -8.2%2012: -7.5%2013: -7.8%2014: -9.3%2015: -5.1%2016: -4.1%2017: -5.6%2018: -4%2019: -2.2%2020: -3.7%2021: -5.1%2022: -5%2023: -3.6%2024: -2.3%2025: -2.7%2026: -4.1%2027: -3.7%2028: -3.4%2029: -3.3%2030: -3.2%2031: -3.2%
Change over the period: +3.3 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya -3.2%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.2 +0 pp
2030 -3.2 +0.1 pp
2029 -3.3 +0.1 pp
2028 -3.4 +0.3 pp
2027 -3.7 +0.4 pp
2026 -4.1 −1.4 pp
2025 -2.7 −0.4 pp
2024 -2.3 +1.3 pp
2023 -3.6 +1.4 pp
2022 -5 +0.1 pp
2021 -5.1 −1.4 pp
2020 -3.7 −1.5 pp
2019 -2.2 +1.8 pp
2018 -4 +1.6 pp
2017 -5.6 −1.5 pp
2016 -4.1 +1 pp
2015 -5.1 +4.2 pp
2014 -9.3 −1.5 pp
2013 -7.8 −0.3 pp
2012 -7.5 +0.7 pp
2011 -8.2 −3 pp
2010 -5.2 −1.3 pp
2009 -3.9 +0.9 pp
2008 -4.8 −1.9 pp
2007 -2.9 −1.2 pp
2006 -1.7 −0.7 pp
2005 -1 −0.4 pp
2004 -0.6 −1.2 pp
2003 0.6 +1.2 pp
2002 -0.6 +1.1 pp
2001 -1.7 −0.6 pp
2000 -1.1 −6.8 pp
1999 5.7 +4.3 pp
1998 1.4 +1.1 pp
1997 0.3 −0.1 pp
1996 0.4 +2.2 pp
1995 -1.8 −7.6 pp
1994 5.8 −2.8 pp
1993 8.6 +11 pp
1992 -2.4 −0.5 pp
1991 -1.9 +2.4 pp
1990 -4.3 −0.5 pp
1989 -3.8 −0.8 pp
1988 -3 +0.3 pp
1987 -3.3 −3 pp
1986 -0.3 +0.7 pp
1985 -1 +0.1 pp
1984 -1.1 −0.7 pp
1983 -0.4 +2.1 pp
1982 -2.5 +1.9 pp
1981 -4.4 +2.1 pp
1980 -6.5 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 8.3 SS South Sudan 6.2 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 ZM Zambia 1.4 UG Uganda -1.4 MZ Mozambique -1.8 TZ Tanzania -2 MU Mauritius -2.3 ET Ethiopia -2.6 KM Comoros -3 KE Kenya -3.2 SC Seychelles -4.6 BI Burundi -4.8 MG Madagascar -5.4 RW Rwanda -6 MW Malawi -9.4 SO Somalia -10.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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