Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Kenya
Kenya: Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments was 208,000 in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
208,000
Change on year
down 99.9%
World rank
36th
of 90 countries
All-time high
5.90 billion
in 1998
All-time low
208,000
in 2008
Years of data
40
1969–2008
Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Kenya, 1969–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for securities other than shares, money market instruments in Kenya is 208,000, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 99.9% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, securities other than shares, money market instruments in Kenya peaked at 5.90 billion in 1998 and was at its lowest, 208,000, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 36th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 12.94 million | — |
| 1970 | 21.14 million | +63.4% |
| 1971 | 31.52 million | +49.1% |
| 1972 | 37.48 million | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 86.04 million | +129.6% |
| 1974 | 113.46 million | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 117.92 million | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 189.04 million | +60.3% |
| 1977 | 278.02 million | +47.1% |
| 1978 | 220.79 million | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 381.74 million | +72.9% |
| 1980 | 515.98 million | +35.2% |
| 1981 | 560.70 million | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 579.53 million | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 652.46 million | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 634.94 million | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 811.50 million | +27.8% |
| 1986 | 1.22 billion | +50.8% |
| 1987 | 1.33 billion | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1.60 billion | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 1.76 billion | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 1.85 billion | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.25 billion | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 2.63 billion | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 3.19 billion | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 4.46 billion | +39.9% |
| 1995 | 3.93 billion | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 2.96 billion | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 5.65 billion | +90.6% |
| 1998 | 5.90 billion | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.96 billion | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 4.82 billion | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 15.17 million | -99.7% |
| 2002 | 12.98 million | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 50.81 million | +291.4% |
| 2004 | 47.63 million | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 179.99 million | +277.9% |
| 2006 | 78.98 million | -56.1% |
| 2007 | 175.38 million | +122.0% |
| 2008 | 208,000 | -99.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.94 million | 12.94 million | 12.94 million | 1 |
| 1970s | 147.72 million | 21.14 million | 381.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 966.01 million | 515.98 million | 1.76 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 billion | 1.85 billion | 5.90 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 597.55 million | 208,000 | 4.82 billion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 33 Republic of Moldova 16.86 million compare
- 34 Namibia 3.90 million compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 1.09 million compare
- 37 Anguilla 0
- 37 Albania 0
- 37 Armenia 0 compare
- 37 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 37 Burundi 0
- 37 Bangladesh 0
- 37 Belize 0
- 37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 compare
- 37 Barbados 0
- 37 Bhutan 0
- 37 Botswana 0
- 37 Canada 0 compare
- 37 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 37 Dominica 0
- 37 Algeria 0
- 37 Egypt 0 compare
- 37 Eritrea 0
- 37 Georgia 0
- 37 Grenada 0 compare
- 37 Guyana 0 compare
- 37 Honduras 0 compare
- 37 Haiti 0
- 37 Iraq 0
- 37 Jamaica 0
- 37 Japan 0 compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 37 Cambodia 0
- 37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 37 Kuwait 0
- 37 Saint Lucia 0
- 37 Lesotho 0 compare
- 37 Macau, China 0
- 37 North Macedonia 0
- 37 Myanmar 0
- 37 Montserrat 0 compare
- 37 Nigeria 0 compare
- 37 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 37 Nepal 0
- 37 Oman 0
- 37 Papua New Guinea 0
- 37 Qatar 0
- 37 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 37 Serbia 0
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 37 Suriname 0 compare
- 37 Eswatini 0
- 37 Seychelles 0 compare
- 37 Tonga 0 compare
- 37 Türkiye 0 compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0
- 37 Uganda 0
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 37 Vanuatu 0
- 37 Zambia 0 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 securities other than shares, money market instruments in Kenya?
- Securities other than shares, money market instruments in Kenya was 208,000 in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest securities other than shares, money market instruments recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.90 billion in 1998.
- What is the lowest securities other than shares, money market instruments recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,000 in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for securities other than shares, money market instruments?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 90 countries with data for 2008.
- Is securities other than shares, money market instruments rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.