Stock market capitalization to GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 21.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Kenya, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market capitalization to gdp in Kenya stood at 21.3%.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Kenya peaked at 44.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 63rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18.5% | — |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +130.6% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -47.7% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | -33.0% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +157.8% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +40.9% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 13.8% | 42.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 8.0% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 21.8% | 31.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 28.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 20.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0657 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 155.28 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 17.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 157.28 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 17.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market capitalization to gdp in Kenya?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Kenya was 21.3% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).