Total reserves includes gold in Kenya
Kenya: Total reserves includes gold 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 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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (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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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.