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Kenya · Current account (% GDP)

Kenya Current account (% GDP)

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31

Latest · 2024-1.29%
Previous · 2023-2.55%
Highest · 20030.8885%
Lowest · 1998-18.68%

Kenya's current account (% gdp) stands at -1.29% as of 2024-12-31, up from -2.55% in 2023. Historical data runs from 1975 to 2024 (50 observations).

Recent trend

In 2024, Kenya's current account (% gdp) was -1.29%, up from -2.55% in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya's current account (% gdp) was -2.55%, up from -4.2% in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya's current account (% gdp) was -4.2%, up from -4.6% in 2021.

In 2021, Kenya's current account (% gdp) was -4.6%, down from -3.27% in 2020.

In 2020, Kenya's current account (% gdp) was -3.27%, up from -5.24% in 2019.

Kenya Current account (% GDP) — historical data

YearValueChange
2024-1.29%+1.26%
2023-2.55%+1.65%
2022-4.2%+0.3991%
2021-4.6%-1.33%
2020-3.27%+1.97%
2019-5.24%+0.1725%
2018-5.41%+1.59%
2017-7%-1.6%
2016-5.4%+0.9076%
2015-6.3%+3.04%
2014-9.34%-1.49%
2013-7.85%-0.3757%
2012-7.48%+0.6729%
2011-8.15%-2.93%
2010-5.22%-1.23%
2009-3.99%+1.54%
2008-5.52%-2.29%
2007-3.23%-1.25%
2006-1.98%-0.6299%
2005-1.35%-0.5279%
2004-0.8187%-1.71%
20030.8885%+1.78%
2002-0.895%+1.57%
2001-2.47%-0.897%
2000-1.57%+16.77%
1999-18.34%+0.3391%
1998-18.68%-5.03%
1997-13.65%-5.67%
1996-7.98%+9.47%
1995-17.45%-11.17%
1994-6.28%-1.73%
1993-4.55%-2.36%
1992-2.19%+0.4224%
1991-2.62%+3.53%
1990-6.15%+0.9794%
1989-7.13%-1.49%
1988-5.64%+0.6581%
1987-6.3%-5.68%
1986-0.6215%+1.25%
1985-1.87%+0.1747%
1984-2.05%-1.26%
1983-0.7903%+3.96%
1982-4.75%+3.45%
1981-8.19%+3.87%
1980-12.06%-4.16%
1979-7.9%+4.53%
1978-12.43%-13.25%
19770.8172%+4.23%
1976-3.41%+3.18%
1975-6.59%

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Frequently asked questions

What is Kenya's current account (% gdp)?

Kenya's current account (% gdp) is -1.29% as of 2024-12-31, compared with -2.55% in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

What was the highest current account (% gdp) in Kenya?

The highest recorded value is 0.8885% (2003); the lowest is -18.68% (1998), across data from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.