Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya
Kenya: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 12,603 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya stood at 12,603 US dollar per square kilometre.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kenya peaked at 16,324 US dollar per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,096 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Kenya 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,096 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 6,746 US dollar per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 7,042 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 7,465 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 10,037 US dollar per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 11,682 US dollar per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 14,078 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 13,134 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13,163 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12,727 US dollar per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 14,076 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 15,730 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 14,271 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 16,324 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 13,708 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 12,603 US dollar per square kilometre | -8.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12,603 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,227 US dollar per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12,603 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,405 US dollar per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,921 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,096 US dollar per square kilometre | 6,746 US dollar per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,913 US dollar per square kilometre | 7,042 US dollar per square kilometre | 15,730 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,226 US dollar per square kilometre | 12,603 US dollar per square kilometre | 16,324 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 134 Guinea-Bissau 13,925 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 135 Canada 13,433 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 136 Kazakhstan 13,314 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 138 Venezuela 12,465 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 139 Angola 11,812 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 140 Cameroon 10,442 US dollar per square kilometre 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 12,603 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16,324 US dollar per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,096 US dollar per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Kenya ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.