Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 14,385 current LCU per person in 2023. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Kenya, 1966β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 14,385 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 174.3% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Kenya peaked at 15,636 current LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -339.77 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 108th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.08 current LCU per person | 58.75 current LCU per person | 114.81 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 128.5 current LCU per person | 39.5 current LCU per person | 250.17 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -60.19 current LCU per person | -172.02 current LCU per person | 114.22 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 929.79 current LCU per person | -339.77 current LCU per person | 1,981 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,660 current LCU per person | 2,834 current LCU per person | 6,711 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,064 current LCU per person | 6,476 current LCU per person | 15,636 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,228 current LCU per person | 5,244 current LCU per person | 14,385 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 105 Maldives 15,242 current LCU per person compare
- 106 Belgium 15,206 current LCU per person compare
- 107 Slovenia 14,950 current LCU per person compare
- 109 Lithuania 13,945 current LCU per person compare
- 110 Bangladesh 13,567 current LCU per person compare
- 111 Austria 12,396 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Kenya?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Kenya was 14,385 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15,636 current LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -339.77 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.