Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 12,028 units per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Kenya, 1966–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2008, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Kenya stood at 12,028 units per person. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 271.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Kenya peaked at 12,028 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 137.17 units per person, in 1966.
Kenya ranks 98th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 137.17 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 139.45 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 154.68 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 164.61 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 195.8 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 201.12 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 229.68 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 273.01 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 259.39 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 287.53 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 348.06 units per person | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 485.57 units per person | +39.5% |
| 1978 | 527.54 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 593.6 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 526.5 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 566.47 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 618.09 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 642.86 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 707.27 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 672.99 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 880.43 units per person | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 917.56 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 897.16 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 978.67 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 1,203 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 1,339 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 1,910 units per person | +42.6% |
| 1993 | 2,362 units per person | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 2,414 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,501 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2,788 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 3,184 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 3,236 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 3,668 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 3,873 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 3,827 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4,291 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 5,462 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 5,764 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 6,233 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 7,644 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 9,742 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 12,028 units per person | +23.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12,028 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,525 units per person, 34% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12,028 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,068 units per person, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.98 units per person | 137.17 units per person | 164.61 units per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 340.13 units per person | 195.8 units per person | 593.6 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 740.8 units per person | 526.5 units per person | 978.67 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,460 units per person | 1,203 units per person | 3,668 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,540 units per person | 3,827 units per person | 12,028 units per person | 9 |
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Kenya?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Kenya was 12,028 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12,028 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 137.17 units per person in 1966.
- How does Kenya rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 98th out of 160 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.