Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Kenya
Kenya: Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) was 7.61 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Kenya, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Kenya is 7.61 billion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Kenya peaked at 7.61 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.25 billion, in 2005.
That places Kenya 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.25 billion | — |
| 2006 | 1.78 billion | +42.5% |
| 2007 | 2.11 billion | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 2.33 billion | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 2.26 billion | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.33 billion | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.67 billion | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 2.81 billion | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.08 billion | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 3.53 billion | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 3.45 billion | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.23 billion | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.45 billion | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 5.00 billion | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 5.28 billion | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 4.95 billion | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 6.12 billion | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 6.52 billion | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.99 billion | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 7.61 billion | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.95 billion | 1.25 billion | 2.33 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.58 billion | 2.33 billion | 5.28 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.44 billion | 4.95 billion | 7.61 billion | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 17.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0641 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 151.52 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 14.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 153.52 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 153.55 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 153.55 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 28.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Kenya?
- Secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Kenya was 7.61 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.61 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 billion in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less)?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.8%. 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 Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.