Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP
2009 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP
- Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 8.419 % in Sep 2025
- This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.976 % for Jun 2025
- Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 9.816 % from Dec 2009 to Sep 2025, with 64 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 14.599 % in Jun 2014 and a record low of 6.049 % in Mar 2023
- Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly
CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Kenya average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
View Kenya's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 2009 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Sep 2025?
Kenya Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 8.419 % in Sep 2025 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.419 Sep 2025 | 8.976 Jun 2025 | 6.049 Mar 2023 | 14.599 Jun 2014 | % | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 25.234 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 20.152 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Argentina (%) | 4.714 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 15.307 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 2.270 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 0.759 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.986 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 6.720 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 4.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Belarus (%) | 5.975 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 0.911 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.100 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 30.818 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 19.402 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 13.600 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 5.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2026 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 34.020 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 7.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Canada (%) | 4.225 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 12.505 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 6.200 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jan 2026 |
| Colombia (%) | 13.886 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 39.884 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 0.679 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 42.387 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 19.938 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.888 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 7.981 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 3.955 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 1.766 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 3.177 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.956 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 11.063 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 0.713 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 5.520 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 1.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 99.623 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 17.025 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 16.611 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| India (%) | 3.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1962 - Jan 2026 |
| Indonesia (%) | 9.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Ireland (%) | 0.650 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 38.896 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 2.101 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.005 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 0.840 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 24.820 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 5.206 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 8.419 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 7.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 13.490 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 26.539 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 8.045 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 8.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Latvia (%) | 8.989 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 7.448 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 5.368 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 0.052 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 59.035 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 24.433 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 7.753 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Jan 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 4.034 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 49.002 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 12.673 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 26.205 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 19.853 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 19.347 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 22.335 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 16.441 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 3.750 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 2011 - Jan 2026 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (%) | 0.728 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 16.154 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 13.984 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 15.854 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 5.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 13.659 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 4.178 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 18.250 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 24.077 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 5.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Poland (%) | 19.371 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 1.976 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 18.189 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 16.648 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 16.799 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 33.447 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 27.055 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 65.663 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 7.453 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 1.918 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 11.336 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 3.483 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 2.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 0.000 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.102 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 89.325 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 31.149 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -6.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 13,986.408 Apr 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 6.6 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 93,267.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 68.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 6,515.675 2030 | yearly | 1982 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 19,848.135 2030 | yearly | 1998 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 5,159.680 2030 | yearly | 1982 - 2030 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 48,500.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 53,800.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 173,400.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 785,200.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 992,500.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 1,811,438.000 Apr 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2025 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 693,000.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.212 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,188.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 714.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 14.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 6,652.580 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 137,291.301 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 36,135.594 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,903.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 12.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 437,549.295 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 231,810.109 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 51.580 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 78.901 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 9.983 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 483.415 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 19,575.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 162.760 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 14,373.020 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 3,055.800 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 5,007.180 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 4,154.220 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 11,443.590 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 5,214.070 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 31,956.970 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 22,152.430 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 4,173.330 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 2,366.680 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2025 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 17,846.900 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 78,884.370 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 30,112.760 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 245,808.840 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 92,310.690 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 11,417.290 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 5,610.320 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 17,032.330 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 48,967.450 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 35,443.980 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 124.300 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 125.500 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 114.099 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 121.536 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 15.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,674.259 Dec 2019 | monthly | Apr 2001 - Dec 2019 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 18,155.283 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 40,887.934 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 10.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Mar 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 11,383.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 8.419 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 2.401 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 43,578.237 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.5 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 52,325.8 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Jul 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 8.0 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 58,481.108 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 10.54 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 27.48 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 5,308,047.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 2,356,908.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 6,620,060.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2025 |
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