Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya
Kenya: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 178.38 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2024, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya stood at 178.38 US dollar per person. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya peaked at 178.38 US dollar per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.97 US dollar per person, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 144th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 73.97 US dollar per person | — |
| 2009 | 95.02 US dollar per person | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 96.35 US dollar per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 99.36 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 130.16 US dollar per person | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 147.8 US dollar per person | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 173.99 US dollar per person | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 159.29 US dollar per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 156.69 US dollar per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 148.75 US dollar per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 161.76 US dollar per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 177.85 US dollar per person | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 158.75 US dollar per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 178.18 US dollar per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 146.77 US dollar per person | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 132.29 US dollar per person | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 178.38 US dollar per person | +34.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 178.38 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 412.92 US dollar per person, 43% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 178.38 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 172.64 US dollar per person, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.49 US dollar per person | 73.97 US dollar per person | 95.02 US dollar per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 145.2 US dollar per person | 96.35 US dollar per person | 177.85 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.87 US dollar per person | 132.29 US dollar per person | 178.38 US dollar per person | 5 |
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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya was 178.38 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 178.38 US dollar per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.97 US dollar per person in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Kenya ranks 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 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
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.