Kenya Bank Lending Rate

1991 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | CEIC Data

Key information about Kenya Bank Lending Rate

  • Kenya Bank Lending Rate was reported at 15.070 % pa in Sep 2025.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.170 % pa for Aug 2025.
  • Kenya Bank Lending Rate data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 % pa from Jul 1991 to Sep 2025, with 411 observations.
  • Kenya Bank Lending Rate 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: Bank Lending Rate: Monthly.

The Central Bank of Kenya provides monthly Bank Lending Rate.

View Kenya's Bank Lending Rate from Jul 1991 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Kenya Bank Lending Rate

What was Kenya's Bank Lending Rate in Sep 2025?

Kenya Bank Lending Rate was reported at 15.070 % pa in Sep 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
15.070 Sep 2025 15.170 Aug 2025 0.000 - 0.000 - % pa monthly Jul 1991 - Sep 2025

Bank Lending Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% pa) 5.900 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2025
Algeria (% pa) 8.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2025
Armenia (% pa) 13.913 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Oct 2025
Austria (% pa) 3.780 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (% pa) 15.421 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (% pa) 5.010 Mar 2016 monthly Apr 1985 - Mar 2016
Bangladesh (% pa) 7.960 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Belarus (% pa) 11.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Belgium (% pa) 3.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (% pa) 10.907 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (% pa) 4.557 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Botswana (% pa) 7.190 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brunei (% pa) 5.500 07 Dec 2025 daily 01 Dec 2003 - 07 Dec 2025
Bulgaria (% pa) 4.260 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Aug 2025
Canada (% pa) 4.450 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1935 - Nov 2025
China (% pa) 3.000 19 Dec 2025 daily 20 Aug 2019 - 19 Dec 2025
Colombia (% pa) 14.305 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (% pa) 4.320 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2007 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (% pa) 5.055 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Denmark (% pa) 1.750 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1992 - Nov 2025
Ecuador (% pa) 7.760 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Egypt (% pa) 22.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Estonia (% pa) 4.970 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
France (% pa) 3.450 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Georgia (% pa) 13.550 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2002 - Oct 2025
Germany (% pa) 3.940 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Greece (% pa) 4.510 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 5.000 07 Dec 2025 daily 01 Jan 1981 - 07 Dec 2025
Hungary (% pa) 7.500 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1988 - Nov 2025
Iceland (% pa) 10.680 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1982 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (% pa) 8.270 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Oct 2025
Israel (% pa) 2.942 Mar 2022 monthly Apr 2013 - Mar 2022
Italy (% pa) 3.383 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Japan (% pa) 1.875 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Jordan (% pa) 7.970 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (% pa) 18.459 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Kenya (% pa) 15.070 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Sep 2025
South Korea (% pa) 4.020 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (% pa) 6.865 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (% pa) 4.984 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (% pa) 19.434 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Latvia (% pa) 4.180 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (% pa) 10.070 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1972 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (% pa) 4.760 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (% pa) 3.460 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (% pa) 5.375 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2008 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (% pa) 5.256 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Malawi (% pa) 25.300 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (% pa) 4.664 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Malta (% pa) 3.301 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (% pa) 6.850 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
Mexico (% pa) 7.840 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1993 - Oct 2025
Moldova (% pa) 9.215 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Mongolia (% pa) 17.359 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1998 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (% pa) 6.250 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (% pa) 16.000 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Nov 2025
Myanmar (% pa) 14.500 May 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2021
Nepal (% pa) 7.660 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (% pa) 18.890 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Oman (% pa) 5.452 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (% pa) 5.624 Jun 2022 monthly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
Panama (% pa) 4.750 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2018
Paraguay (% pa) 14.730 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2007 - Oct 2025
Peru (% pa) 15.556 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 1985 - Oct 2025
Philippines (% pa) 7.817 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Poland (% pa) 6.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Qatar (% pa) 4.312 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Oct 2025
Romania (% pa) 9.180 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Russia (% pa) 19.010 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Serbia (% pa) 6.510 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2010 - Oct 2025
Singapore (% pa) 5.250 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1978 - Jun 2021
Slovakia (% pa) 4.092 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
South Africa (% pa) 10.250 05 Dec 2025 daily 31 Dec 1948 - 05 Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (% pa) 8.440 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1989 - Nov 2025
Sweden (% pa) 1.850 05 Dec 2025 daily 01 Jun 1994 - 05 Dec 2025
Taiwan (% pa) 3.264 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1961 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (% pa) 20.327 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Thailand (% pa) 6.825 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ukraine (% pa) 19.328 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
United States (% pa) 7.000 04 Dec 2025 daily 04 Aug 1955 - 04 Dec 2025
Uruguay (% pa) 16.537 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Uzbekistan (% pa) 23.348 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Venezuela (% pa) 57.890 25 Nov 2025 daily 02 Jan 2004 - 25 Nov 2025
Zambia (% pa) 28.660 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025

Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust

Explore the most complete set of 6.6 million time series covering more than 200 economies, 20 industries and 18 macroeconomic sectors.

Learn more about what we do

Kenya Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 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) 92,599.6 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 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 Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 158,000.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 1,092,200.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 1,093,000.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 115,900.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 679,400.000 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2024
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 1,443,100.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 248,200.000 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,175.1 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 747.8 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -25.1 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Sep 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) 1,922.9 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Sep 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) 51.523 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 104.790 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.291 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 420.626 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 4,460.730 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 4,587.560 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 4,187.250 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 45,608.290 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Imports: India (KES mn) 22,399.370 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: Italy (KES mn) 2,366.680 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) 31,773.490 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: South Africa (KES mn) 7,255.640 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) 12,239.950 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Exports (KES mn) 96,644.470 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports (KES mn) 227,665.150 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2024
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 9,777.190 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2024
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 10,919.320 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 13,808.090 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 2,025.080 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 110.210 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
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: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) 46,977.700 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) 29,382.760 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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 417.6 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -124.0 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 463.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 430.625 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -122.5 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 553.136 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 41,807.5 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,815.4 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.6 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -6.168 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -266.000 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn) -24,917.900 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn) 6,858.800 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,452.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) -140.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,273.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 5,221.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,293.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 2,195.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 10.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 110.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 2,004.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,438.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 135.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 71.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) -18.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 917.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 10.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 912.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -184.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 32.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) 182.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 80.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 186.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 101,915.400 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
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) 17,804.587 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,983.357 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 27.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 11,480.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Aug 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2.237 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1973 - Oct 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) 4,231,335.358 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) 5,488,738.058 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) 2,121,395.209 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024

More Indicators for Kenya

Request a demo of CEIC

CEIC’s economic databases cover over 200 global markets. Our Platform offers the most reliable macroeconomic data and advanced analytical tools.

Request a demo
Unlimited access tailored to your data needs
Flexible monthly access to CEIC data