Reserve assets in Kenya
Kenya: Reserve assets was 10.07 billion US dollar in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets in Kenya, 2008–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10.07 billion US dollar for reserve assets in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets in Kenya peaked at 10.07 billion US dollar in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.90 billion US dollar, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 76th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.37 billion US dollar | 2.90 billion US dollar | 3.84 billion US dollar | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.82 billion US dollar | 4.00 billion US dollar | 9.11 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.62 billion US dollar | 7.32 billion US dollar | 10.07 billion US dollar | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets in Kenya?
- Reserve assets in Kenya was 10.07 billion US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 billion US dollar in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserve assets recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.90 billion US dollar in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for reserve assets?
- Kenya ranks 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.