Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Kenya
Kenya: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) was 0.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded 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 total value traded to gdp in Kenya stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Kenya peaked at 5.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.
Kenya ranks 72nd of 97 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.
Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2% | — |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +356.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -31.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +25.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -29.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +372.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +52.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +96.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -41.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -77.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +273.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +63.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -49.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -56.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +372.0% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| 1994 | +356.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| 2010 | +273.1% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 stock market total value traded to gdp in Kenya?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Kenya was 0.5% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(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).