Reserve assets, Monetary gold in Kenya
Kenya: Reserve assets, Monetary gold was 1.46 million US dollar in 2024. β² Rising
Reserve assets, Monetary gold in Kenya, 2008β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2024, reserve assets, monetary gold in Kenya stood at 1.46 million US dollar. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 115.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, monetary gold in Kenya peaked at 1.46 million US dollar in 2024 and was at its lowest, 410,703 US dollar, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 114th of 152 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 | 465,168 US dollar | 410,703 US dollar | 519,633 US dollar | 2 |
| 2010s | 734,051 US dollar | 559,270 US dollar | 931,355 US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million US dollar | 1.01 million US dollar | 1.46 million US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 111 Samoa 5.28 million US dollar compare
- 112 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 3.26 million US dollar
- 113 Fiji, Republic of 2.17 million US dollar compare
- 115 Burundi 1.24 million US dollar compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 957,604 US dollar compare
- 117 Maldives 740,000 US dollar
More financial sector data for Kenya
- 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)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, monetary gold in Kenya?
- Reserve assets, monetary gold in Kenya was 1.46 million US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, monetary gold recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million US dollar in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, monetary gold recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 410,703 US dollar in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for reserve assets, monetary gold?
- Kenya ranks 114th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, monetary gold rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.2%. 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, Monetary gold (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.