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General profile: Kenya

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
56.433 Millions
134.823 KES/US$
122 402 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 569 140 km²
..
4.90 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+14.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
3 420
5 169
5 906
8 237
Merchandise imports
5 846
12 093
16 093
20 088
Merchandise trade balance
-2 426
-6 924
-10 187
-11 851
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
9 %9 %29 %29 %4 %4 %12 %12 %46 %46 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
933713661652560933713661652560
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
1 883
3 772
4 638
(e) 5 531
Services imports
1 152
2 089
3 321
(e) 4 923
Services trade balance
731
1 683
1 318
(e) 608
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
39.2
43.7
42.1
-
Travel
30.8
21.2
15.6
-
Other services
29.9
34.7
42.0
-
TRADE INDICES
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112959196103979696991009084878082767470659892879298949610197100888990909397858689
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
23 559
45 406
70 121
122 402
GDP per capita, current US$
658
1 092
1 489
2 169
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.91
8.06
5.01
4.90
Current account balance, % of GDP
-1.07
-5.22
-6.30
(e) -3.66
Exchange rate (/US$)
75.554
79.233
98.178
134.823
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
76.911.916.411.720.476.911.916.411.720.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
21.21
1 882.07
1 463.74
1 502.58
FDI outflows
9.69
23.75
14.91
1 309.68
Personal remittances, % of GDP
1.80
1.51
2.24
3.58
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
4 376.04 227.64 059.73 770.13 107.92 838.22 720.41 962.31 744.61 569.31 440.81 304.31 211.0934.1685.8631.5667.3645.2570.51 5031 5041 5971 4061 5101 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
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-5.96
-10.26
-10.09
(e) -8.15
Balance, % of imports
-20.84
-34.44
-40.02
(e) -41.86
Normalized balance
-0.116
-0.208
-0.250
(e) -0.265
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3132343127323436354046485156494453495051
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 30%Urban 30%Rural 70%Rural 70%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.001 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
16
14
9
13
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
695 600
1 076 118
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.21
1.33
0.48
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.01
7.11
4.08
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
(r) 5.95
(q) 4.73
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
Data include both public and private ICT Sector.
r
Data refer to formal sector (private and public) excluding informal sector.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
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: 02 December 2025