Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP was 6.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Kenya, 1997–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Kenya stood at 6.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Kenya peaked at 6.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.
Kenya ranks 113th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +5239.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +53.7% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 2 |
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- 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 loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Kenya?
- Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Kenya was 6.4% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 113th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
- Is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.