Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 47.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Kenya, 1961–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Kenya stood at 47.9%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Kenya peaked at 48.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1966.
That places Kenya 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.0% | — |
| 1962 | 13.9% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 15.6% | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 13.5% | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 14.0% | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 19.1% | +28.1% |
| 1971 | 20.6% | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 20.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 21.4% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 23.5% | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 26.6% | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 23.5% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 26.5% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 13.5% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.4% | 19.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 25.2% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 31.8% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 36.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.9% | 48.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Kenya?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Kenya was 47.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1966.
- How does Kenya rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).