Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Kenya

Imports of goods and services in Kenya in 2025 — 29,576,712,519 US$. Ranked 72 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11,001.5%.

2025 29.58B US$ +6.11% vs 2024
World rank 72of 138
Period maximum 29.58B US$2025
Period minimum 247M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Kenya, 1960–2025010B20B30B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 266,419,907 US$1962: 261,519,895 US$1964: 291,759,883 US$1966: 359,519,856 US$1968: 396,479,841 US$1970: 491,679,803 US$1972: 605,359,758 US$1974: 1,214,639,514 US$1976: 1,103,363,095 US$1978: 2,051,910,224 US$1980: 2,608,236,154 US$1982: 2,029,695,253 US$1984: 1,984,603,543 US$1986: 2,163,994,300 US$1988: 2,306,399,998 US$1990: 2,685,575,018 US$1992: 2,189,413,218 US$1994: 2,446,514,204 US$1996: 3,868,109,121 US$1998: 4,048,921,326 US$2000: 4,030,324,232 US$2002: 3,980,437,857 US$2004: 5,290,013,363 US$2006: 8,329,126,840 US$2008: 12,529,038,544 US$2010: 13,744,246,853 US$2012: 17,910,885,230 US$2014: 20,279,300,678 US$2016: 16,171,498,982 US$2018: 20,167,352,977 US$2020: 19,082,744,157 US$2022: 27,832,040,675 US$2024: 27,873,592,864 US$2025: 29,576,712,519 US$
Change over the period: +29.31B (+11,001.54%) Average annual rate: 7.51 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Kenya 29.58B US$
World 33.73T US$
Eastern Africa computed 152B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.62T US$
Imports of goods and services — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 29.58B +1.7B +6.11%
2024 27.87B +1.84B +7.05%
2023 26.04B −1.79B −6.45%
2022 27.83B +3.82B +15.89%
2021 24.02B +4.93B +25.86%
2020 19.08B −1.33B −6.5%
2019 20.41B +241M +1.2%
2018 20.17B +1.09B +5.7%
2017 19.08B +2.91B +17.99%
2016 16.17B −1.5B −8.48%
2015 17.67B −2.61B −12.87%
2014 20.28B +1.98B +10.82%
2013 18.3B +389M +2.17%
2012 17.91B +638M +3.69%
2011 17.27B +3.53B +25.67%
2010 13.74B +2.24B +19.45%
2009 11.51B −1.02B −8.17%
2008 12.53B +2.31B +22.61%
2007 10.22B +1.89B +22.69%
2006 8.33B +1.59B +23.58%
2005 6.74B +1.45B +27.41%
2004 5.29B +812M +18.13%
2003 4.48B +498M +12.5%
2002 3.98B −307M −7.16%
2001 4.29B +257M +6.38%
2000 4.03B +502M +14.23%
1999 3.53B −521M −12.86%
1998 4.05B −65.59M −1.59%
1997 4.11B +246M +6.37%
1996 3.87B +326M +9.21%
1995 3.54B +1.1B +44.78%
1994 2.45B +494M +25.27%
1993 1.95B −236M −10.8%
1992 2.19B −138M −5.94%
1991 2.33B −358M −13.32%
1990 2.69B +190M +7.63%
1989 2.5B +189M +8.18%
1988 2.31B +202M +9.61%
1987 2.1B −59.89M −2.77%
1986 2.16B +314M +17%
1985 1.85B −135M −6.81%
1984 1.98B +298M +17.65%
1983 1.69B −343M −16.89%
1982 2.03B −289M −12.45%
1981 2.32B −290M −11.12%
1980 2.61B +637M +32.35%
1979 1.97B −81.16M −3.96%
1978 2.05B +632M +44.51%
1977 1.42B +317M +28.69%
1976 1.1B −21.49M −1.91%
1975 1.12B −89.79M −7.39%
1974 1.21B +495M +68.86%
1973 719M +114M +18.82%
1972 605M −20.44M −3.27%
1971 626M +134M +27.28%
1970 492M +82.04M +20.03%
1969 410M +13.16M +3.32%
1968 396M +34.44M +9.51%
1967 362M +2.52M +0.7%
1966 360M +53.2M +17.37%
1965 306M +14.56M +4.99%
1964 292M +23.39M +8.72%
1963 268M +6.85M +2.62%
1962 262M +14.67M +5.94%
1961 247M −19.57M −7.35%
1960 266M

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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