Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Kenya

Kenya: Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) was 11,492 units per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
11,492 units per person
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
95th
of 155 countries
All-time high
11,492 units per person
in 2008
All-time low
132.09 units per person
in 1966
Years of data
43
1966–2008

Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Kenya, 1966–2008

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1966198720081966: 132.1 units per person1967: 134.3 units per person1968: 148.9 units per person1969: 158.4 units per person1970: 188.6 units per person1971: 193.8 units per person1972: 221.3 units per person1973: 263.2 units per person1974: 250.5 units per person1975: 277.6 units per person1976: 335.5 units per person1977: 468.1 units per person1978: 509.5 units per person1979: 573.8 units per person1980: 509.4 units per person1981: 549.8 units per person1982: 602.5 units per person1983: 628.2 units per person1984: 693.8 units per person1985: 663.5 units per person1986: 873 units per person1987: 910.8 units per person1988: 890 units per person1989: 968.2 units per person1990: 1.2k units per person1991: 1.3k units per person1992: 1.9k units per person1993: 2.3k units per person1994: 2.4k units per person1995: 2.5k units per person1996: 2.8k units per person1997: 3.1k units per person1998: 3.2k units per person1999: 3.6k units per person2000: 3.8k units per person2001: 3.7k units per person2002: 4.2k units per person2003: 5.3k units per person2004: 5.6k units per person2005: 6.0k units per person2006: 7.4k units per person2007: 9.3k units per person2008: 11.5k units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2008, money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Kenya stood at 11,492 units per person. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.1% on the previous year and up 261.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Kenya peaked at 11,492 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 132.09 units per person, in 1966.

Kenya ranks 95th of 155 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, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Kenya, 1966 to 2008.
Year units per person Change
1966 132.09 units per person
1967 134.28 units per person +1.7%
1968 148.93 units per person +10.9%
1969 158.44 units per person +6.4%
1970 188.65 units per person +19.1%
1971 193.77 units per person +2.7%
1972 221.29 units per person +14.2%
1973 263.17 units per person +18.9%
1974 250.46 units per person -4.8%
1975 277.58 units per person +10.8%
1976 335.49 units per person +20.9%
1977 468.12 units per person +39.5%
1978 509.54 units per person +8.8%
1979 573.81 units per person +12.6%
1980 509.35 units per person -11.2%
1981 549.76 units per person +7.9%
1982 602.47 units per person +9.6%
1983 628.19 units per person +4.3%
1984 693.75 units per person +10.4%
1985 663.53 units per person -4.4%
1986 873.01 units per person +31.6%
1987 910.79 units per person +4.3%
1988 890.03 units per person -2.3%
1989 968.19 units per person +8.8%
1990 1,186 units per person +22.5%
1991 1,318 units per person +11.1%
1992 1,883 units per person +42.9%
1993 2,335 units per person +24.0%
1994 2,390 units per person +2.4%
1995 2,478 units per person +3.7%
1996 2,758 units per person +11.3%
1997 3,143 units per person +14.0%
1998 3,182 units per person +1.2%
1999 3,602 units per person +13.2%
2000 3,800 units per person +5.5%
2001 3,697 units per person -2.7%
2002 4,151 units per person +12.3%
2003 5,293 units per person +27.5%
2004 5,591 units per person +5.6%
2005 6,031 units per person +7.9%
2006 7,365 units per person +22.1%
2007 9,334 units per person +26.7%
2008 11,492 units per person +23.1%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 11,492 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,602 units per person, 35% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 11,492 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,027 units per person, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 143.43 units per person 132.09 units per person 158.44 units per person 4
1970s 328.19 units per person 188.65 units per person 573.81 units per person 10
1980s 728.91 units per person 509.35 units per person 968.19 units per person 10
1990s 2,427 units per person 1,186 units per person 3,602 units per person 10
2000s 6,306 units per person 3,697 units per person 11,492 units per person 9

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 92 Dominican Republic 12,811 units per person compare
  2. 93 Croatia 12,343 units per person compare
  3. 94 Brunei Darussalam 11,508 units per person compare
  4. 96 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11,189 units per person compare
  5. 97 Kyrgyzstan 10,991 units per person compare
  6. 98 Mexico 10,310 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Kenya?
Money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Kenya was 11,492 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 11,492 units per person in 2008.
What is the lowest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 132.09 units per person in 1966.
How does Kenya rank for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic)?
Kenya ranks 95th out of 155 countries with data for 2008.
Is money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 261.2%. 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, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
155 places, 5,982 data points, 1960–2023
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Money, Seasonally adjusted (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.