Kenya Trade Balance
Key information about Kenya's Trade Balance
- Kenya's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.2 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in the previous month
- Kenya's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Oct 1992 to Dec 2025, with an averaged value of -422.8 USD mn
- The data reached an all-time high of 74.5 USD mn in Oct 1992 and a record low of -1.4 USD bn in Aug 2022
Further information about Kenya's Trade Balance
- In the latest reports, Kenya's Total Exports reached 714.9 USD mn in Dec 2025, an increase of 12.8% YoY (year-on-year)
- Total Imports recorded 1.9 USD bn in Dec 2025, an increase of 12.8% YoY (year-on-year)
View Kenya's Trade Balance from Oct 1992 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Trade Balance in Dec 2025?
Kenya's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.2 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1,188.7 Dec 2025 | -1,129.9 Nov 2025 | -1,410.7 Aug 2022 | 74.5 Oct 1992 | USD mn | monthly | Oct 1992 - Dec 2025 |
Trade Balance by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | -643.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | -274.8 Mar 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2020 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 1,257.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | -450.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 2,240.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -270.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -1,538.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 3,607.2 2024 | yearly | 1966 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | -1,860.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1986 - Nov 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | -253.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 1,673.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 157.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | -660.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | -259.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 4,342.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Jan 2026 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 299.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | -1,502.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | -316.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | -1,563.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 3,811.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jan 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 114,107.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | -1,873.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Nov 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -1,660.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -836.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 2,502.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 5,204.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 430.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | -4,673.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -316.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 10,202.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | -245.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | -5,671.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | -1,174.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 20,000.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 3,890.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | -4,160.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | -8,129.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 488.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | -272.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | -25,040.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 2,512.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 43,142.0 2024 | yearly | 1948 - 2024 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 6,649.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | -3,135.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 5,455.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 416.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Japan (USD mn) | -1,337.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | -888.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Nov 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 600.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | -1,188.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 8,740.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1966 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | -652.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 2,731.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -802.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 418.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -394.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | -1,508.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | -549.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -1,023.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | -1,323.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -295.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -228.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Oct 2025 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,740.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | -224.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | -406.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Nov 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | -861.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | -583.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 906.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | -319.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | -2,650.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -5.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 183.9 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jul 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | -1,023.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1974 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 12,434.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 30.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 2,213.2 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 4,245.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 1,827.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Oct 2025 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -3,840.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -519.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | -972.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Nov 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -162.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 3,999.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | -3,524.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 119.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Nov 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | -3,362.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 3,869.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | -3,146.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 9,361.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 72,543.2 2024 | yearly | 1957 - 2024 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -1,204.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 1,708.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | -190.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | -246.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 1,376.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | -6,368.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | -997.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | -464.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 796.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 2,425.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
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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: VAT (KES mn) | 173,400.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| 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 Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 785,200.000 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 Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 992,500.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 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: Coffee (KES mn) | 3,055.800 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: Netherlands (KES mn) | 5,007.180 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 11,443.590 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 4,154.220 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: South Africa (KES mn) | 4,173.330 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 22,152.430 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: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 11,417.290 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 92,310.690 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: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 35,443.980 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 48,967.450 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 125.500 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 124.300 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 (KES mn) | 6,620,060.000 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 |
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