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General profile: Kenya

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
54.027 Millions
117.866 KES/US$
116 007 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 569 140 km²
7.65 %
5.38 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+10.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
3 420
5 169
5 906
7 411
Merchandise imports
5 846
12 093
16 093
21 166
Merchandise trade balance
-2 426
-6 924
-10 187
-13 755
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %28 %28 %5 %5 %6 %6 %12 %12 %43 %43 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
924623618537482924623618537482
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
1 883
3 772
4 638
(e) 6 926
Services imports
1 152
2 089
3 321
(e) 5 000
Services trade balance
731
1 683
1 318
(e) 1 927
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
39.2
43.7
42.1
(e) 32.9
Travel
30.8
21.2
15.6
(e) 16.0
Other services
29.9
34.7
42.0
(e) 50.5
TRADE INDICES
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9299969798101100918587818781817771766867656051929999981051001008888919295978687909192929296100
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.4 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
23 559
45 406
70 121
116 007
GDP per capita, current US$
657
1 094
1 497
2 147
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.91
8.06
5.01
5.38
Current account balance, % of GDP
-1.07
-5.22
-6.30
-4.97
Exchange rate (/US$)
75.554
79.233
98.178
117.866
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
75.512.120.310.620.175.512.120.310.620.1
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
21.21
1 882.07
1 463.74
759.49
FDI outflows
9.69
23.75
14.91
137.88
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
2.24
3.53
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
4 091.03 770.13 107.92 838.22 720.41 962.31 744.61 569.31 440.81 304.31 211.07594637171 0981 1391 4041 1391 4641 5141 9782 1752 2341 8821 85564389751214682285111FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-5.96
-10.26
-10.09
(e) -8.44
Balance, % of imports
-20.84
-34.44
-40.02
(e) -40.57
Normalized balance
-0.116
-0.208
-0.250
(e) -0.254
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
333127323436354046485156494453495051
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
29%Urban 29%Rural
71%Rural 71%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.001 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
16
14
9
13
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
14.29
14.17
16.47
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
695 600
1 076 118
1 450 000
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.23
1.35
0.54
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.11
7.22
4.17
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023