Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya
Kenya: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya is 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya peaked at 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0681 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 126th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0808 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0907 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0883 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1013 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1078 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.107 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0892 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0881 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0907 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0824 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0864 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0696 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0681 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 53% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0857 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0808 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0907 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0981 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0881 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.078 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0681 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0864 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 123 Netherlands 0.0877 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Greece 0.0849 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Djibouti 0.084 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Myanmar 0.0787 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 Belgium 0.0772 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Ecuador 0.0752 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Kenya ranks 126th 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 down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.