Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) in Kenya
Kenya: Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) was 12.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total reserves includes gold in Kenya, 1965–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 12.7% for total reserves includes gold in 2011.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves includes gold in Kenya peaked at 13.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 34th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.0% | — |
| 1966 | 4.5% | +125.1% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | +36.7% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | +20.2% |
| 1969 | 11.6% | +57.4% |
| 1970 | 13.7% | +17.8% |
| 1971 | 9.6% | -29.9% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | -30.2% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | +49.0% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | +47.5% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | -40.6% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | +54.2% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | -30.9% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -48.3% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +76.2% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -39.8% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -35.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -45.6% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +683.6% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -48.4% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +51.6% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -5.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves includes gold (% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +683.6% | 1.0% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 2.0% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 5.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 2 |
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 total reserves includes gold in Kenya?
- Total reserves includes gold in Kenya was 12.7% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest total reserves includes gold recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest total reserves includes gold recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for total reserves includes gold?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total reserves includes gold rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.