Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Kenya
Kenya: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 28.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kenya stood at 28.5%.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kenya peaked at 39.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2016.
That places Kenya 123rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +147.1% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -8.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 28.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 84% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 28.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +147.1% | 13.6% | 33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 24.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 11.8% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 28.5% | 31.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kenya?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kenya was 28.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Kenya ranks 123rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.