Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita was 155.28 SDR per person in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Kenya, 1965β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Kenya is 155.28 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Kenya peaked at 155.28 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.06 SDR per person, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 143rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.65 SDR per person | 1.9 SDR per person | 15.14 SDR per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 16.6 SDR per person | 10.68 SDR per person | 28.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.26 SDR per person | 7.6 SDR per person | 22.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.02 SDR per person | 1.06 SDR per person | 20.32 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.48 SDR per person | 22.07 SDR per person | 55.48 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.15 SDR per person | 62.15 SDR per person | 127.64 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.22 SDR per person | 92.24 SDR per person | 155.28 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 140 Sao Tome and Principe 179.4 SDR per person compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 178.51 SDR per person compare
- 142 Cyprus 157.68 SDR per person compare
- 144 Gambia 153.29 SDR per person compare
- 145 Afghanistan 148.67 SDR per person compare
- 146 Gabon 144.64 SDR per person compare
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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Kenya?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Kenya was 155.28 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 155.28 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 SDR per person in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.