Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp 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 128th of 169 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.088 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1013 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1078 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 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 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1224 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (36 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 | 0.088 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
- 125 Netherlands 0.0879 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Greece 0.0849 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Djibouti 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Myanmar 0.0787 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Belgium 0.0772 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kenya?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kenya was 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.