Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 178.38 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kenya, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 178.38 US dollar per person for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2024. 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita 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 145th of 169 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 73.97 US dollar per person | — |
| 2009 | 95.06 US dollar per person | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 96.09 US dollar per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 99.36 US dollar per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 130.11 US dollar per person | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 147.79 US dollar per person | +13.6% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.51 US dollar per person | 73.97 US dollar per person | 95.06 US dollar per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 145.17 US dollar per person | 96.09 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 |
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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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kenya?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kenya was 178.38 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 178.38 US dollar per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.97 US dollar per person in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita 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 (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 (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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Reserve assets (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.