Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kenya's imports (% gdp) stands at 21.76% as of 2025-12-31, down from 23.15% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Kenya's imports (% gdp) was 21.76%, down from 23.15% in 2024.
In 2024, Kenya's imports (% gdp) was 23.15%, down from 24.22% in 2023.
In 2023, Kenya's imports (% gdp) was 24.22%, down from 24.32% in 2022.
In 2022, Kenya's imports (% gdp) was 24.32%, up from 21.89% in 2021.
In 2021, Kenya's imports (% gdp) was 21.89%, up from 18.96% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.76% | -1.39% |
| 2024 | 23.15% | -1.07% |
| 2023 | 24.22% | -0.0979% |
| 2022 | 24.32% | +2.43% |
| 2021 | 21.89% | +2.93% |
| 2020 | 18.96% | -1.37% |
| 2019 | 20.33% | -1.54% |
| 2018 | 21.87% | -1.39% |
| 2017 | 23.26% | +1.64% |
| 2016 | 21.62% | -3.58% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +0.0252% |
| 2013 | 29.67% | -2.09% |
| 2012 | 31.76% | -5.09% |
| 2011 | 36.85% | +6.58% |
| 2010 | 30.27% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 27.17% | -7.73% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +2.93% |
| 2007 | 31.98% | -0.2757% |
| 2006 | 32.25% | -3.72% |
| 2005 | 35.97% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 32.87% | +2.82% |
| 2003 | 30.05% | -0.2292% |
| 2002 | 30.27% | -2.74% |
| 2001 | 33.02% | +1.29% |
| 2000 | 31.72% | +4.36% |
| 1999 | 27.36% | -1.37% |
| 1998 | 28.73% | -2.64% |
| 1997 | 31.37% | -0.7408% |
| 1996 | 32.11% | -7.04% |
| 1995 | 39.15% | +4.93% |
| 1994 | 34.23% | +0.271% |
| 1993 | 33.95% | +7.28% |
| 1992 | 26.67% | -1.89% |
| 1991 | 28.56% | -2.77% |
| 1990 | 31.33% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 30.12% | +2.52% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | +1.21% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 29.89% | -0.2535% |
| 1985 | 30.15% | -1.91% |
| 1984 | 32.05% | +3.84% |
| 1983 | 28.21% | -3.35% |
| 1982 | 31.56% | -2.26% |
| 1981 | 33.82% | -2.08% |
| 1980 | 35.9% | +4.29% |
| 1979 | 31.61% | -7.08% |
| 1978 | 38.69% | +7.09% |
| 1977 | 31.59% | -0.1625% |
| 1976 | 31.76% | -2.76% |
| 1975 | 34.51% | -6.39% |
| 1974 | 40.9% | +12.23% |
| 1973 | 28.67% | -0.0581% |
| 1972 | 28.73% | -6.46% |
| 1971 | 35.19% | +4.53% |
| 1970 | 30.66% | +2.58% |
| 1969 | 28.09% | -1.21% |
| 1968 | 29.3% | -0.0757% |
| 1967 | 29.37% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 30.87% | +0.1769% |
| 1965 | 30.7% | +1.48% |
| 1964 | 29.21% | +0.2495% |
| 1963 | 28.96% | -1.16% |
| 1962 | 30.13% | -1% |
| 1961 | 31.13% | -2.54% |
| 1960 | 33.67% | — |
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Kenya's imports (% gdp) is 21.76% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 23.15% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 40.9% (1974); the lowest is 18.96% (2020), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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