Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Kenya
Kenya: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 15.28 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 15.28 for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Kenya peaked at 55.7 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.96, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 9th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.26 | — |
| 1991 | 17.19 | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 18.15 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 55.7 | +206.9% |
| 1994 | 25.2 | -54.8% |
| 1995 | 18.98 | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 23 | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 22.49 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 23.32 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 13.29 | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 12.07 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 12.73 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 8.94 | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 3.73 | -58.3% |
| 2004 | 2.96 | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 8.44 | +185.1% |
| 2006 | 6.81 | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7 | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 7.38 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 8.72 | +142.2% |
| 2012 | 12.58 | +44.2% |
| 2013 | 8.93 | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 8.93 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.93 | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 8.51 | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 8.37 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.76 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.89 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 6.85 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.96 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.17 | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 12.21 | +49.4% |
| 2024 | 15.28 | +25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.26 | 13.29 | 55.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.76 | 2.96 | 12.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.52 | 3.6 | 12.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.89 | 6.85 | 15.28 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 28.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 20.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0657 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 155.28 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 17.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 157.28 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 17.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Kenya?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Kenya was 15.28 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7 in 1993.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.