Kenya Forecast: Current Account Balance

1980 - 2031 | Yearly | USD bn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Kenya Forecast: Current Account Balance

  • Kenya Current Account Balance is forecasted to be -5.993 USD bn in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund.
  • It records a decrease from the last reported number of -3.666 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • Looking ahead, Kenya Current Account Balance is projected to stand at -6.323 USD bn in Dec 2031.
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: BPM6: Current Account: USD.

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Kenya Forecast: Current Account Balance

What is Kenya's Forecast: Current Account Balance in 2031?

Kenya Current Account Balance is forecasted to be -5.993 USD bn in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-6.323 2031 -5.900 2030 -6.378 2014 1.058 1999 USD bn yearly 1980 - 2031

Forecast: Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (USD bn) -7.902 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Albania (USD bn) -1.336 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Algeria (USD bn) -4.867 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Andorra (USD bn) 0.954 2031 yearly 2019 - 2031
Angola (USD bn) 1.062 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Antigua and Barbuda (USD bn) -0.279 2031 yearly 2014 - 2031
Argentina (USD bn) -2.957 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Armenia (USD bn) -1.935 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Aruba (USD bn) 0.260 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Australia (USD bn) -62.521 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Austria (USD bn) 18.365 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Azerbaijan (USD bn) 0.634 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Bahamas (USD bn) -1.188 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Bahrain (USD bn) 1.244 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Bangladesh (USD bn) -14.971 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Barbados (USD bn) -0.561 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Belarus (USD bn) -4.349 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Belgium (USD bn) -6.251 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Belize (USD bn) -0.130 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Benin (USD bn) -1.662 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Bhutan (USD bn) -1.141 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Bolivia (USD bn) 1.000 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD bn) -1.893 2031 yearly 1998 - 2031
Botswana (USD bn) -0.814 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Brazil (USD bn) -62.370 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Brunei (USD bn) 3.290 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Bulgaria (USD bn) 2.357 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Burkina Faso (USD bn) 2.566 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Burundi (USD bn) -0.472 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Cambodia (USD bn) -5.167 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Cameroon (USD bn) -3.333 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Canada (USD bn) -0.706 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Cape Verde (USD bn) -0.113 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Central African Republic (USD bn) -0.260 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Chad (USD bn) 0.612 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Chile (USD bn) -12.509 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
China (USD bn) 781.735 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Colombia (USD bn) -21.107 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Comoros (USD bn) -0.073 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Congo (USD bn) -0.997 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Costa Rica (USD bn) -1.901 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Croatia (USD bn) -2.755 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Cyprus (USD bn) -6.105 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Czech Republic (USD bn) -2.844 2031 yearly 1995 - 2031
Democratic Republic of Congo (USD bn) -2.930 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Denmark (USD bn) 68.343 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Djibouti (USD bn) 0.539 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Dominica (USD bn) -0.164 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Dominican Republic (USD bn) -3.171 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Ecuador (USD bn) 5.268 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Egypt (USD bn) -17.757 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
El Salvador (USD bn) -0.681 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Equatorial Guinea (USD bn) -0.521 2031 yearly 2007 - 2031
Eritrea (USD bn) 0.257 2019 yearly 1992 - 2019
Estonia (USD bn) -0.905 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Swaziland (USD bn) 0.065 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Ethiopia (USD bn) -6.301 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Fiji (USD bn) -0.560 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Finland (USD bn) 4.603 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
France (USD bn) 17.480 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Gabon (USD bn) -1.901 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Gambia (USD bn) -0.096 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Georgia (USD bn) -3.349 2031 yearly 1995 - 2031
Germany (USD bn) 243.613 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Ghana (USD bn) 7.476 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Greece (USD bn) -14.812 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Grenada (USD bn) -0.265 2031 yearly 2014 - 2031
Guatemala (USD bn) -1.199 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Guinea (USD bn) -0.677 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Guinea-Bissau (USD bn) -0.168 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Guyana (USD bn) 10.233 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Haiti (USD bn) -1.054 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Honduras (USD bn) -2.046 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD bn) 64.227 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Hungary (USD bn) 6.400 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Iceland (USD bn) 0.273 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
India (USD bn) -132.197 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Indonesia (USD bn) -17.602 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Iran (USD bn) 9.827 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Iraq (USD bn) -20.099 2031 yearly 2001 - 2031
Ireland (USD bn) 71.407 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Israel (USD bn) 25.604 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Italy (USD bn) 67.922 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Ivory Coast (USD bn) -4.224 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Jamaica (USD bn) 0.126 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Japan (USD bn) 207.800 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Jordan (USD bn) -3.852 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Kazakhstan (USD bn) -9.953 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Kenya (USD bn) -6.323 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Kiribati (USD bn) -0.071 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
South Korea (USD bn) 128.680 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Kosovo (USD bn) -1.708 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Kuwait (USD bn) 28.640 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Kyrgyzstan (USD bn) -1.753 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Laos (USD bn) -0.151 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Latvia (USD bn) -2.475 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Lebanon (USD bn) -7.753 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Lesotho (USD bn) -0.002 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Liberia (USD bn) -1.140 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Libya (USD bn) 0.512 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031

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Kenya Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.5 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) 95,337.5 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 7,377.502 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 24,174.502 2031 yearly 1998 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 5,344.364 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 414,700.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 181,100.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 341,100.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 1,757,700.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 2,329,300.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
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: Recurrent (KES mn) 1,767,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -961.0 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1992 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 784.7 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 8.9 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1999 - Feb 2026
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) 1,745.7 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.0 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1999 - Feb 2026
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) 52.142 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 60.908 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 11.435 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 461.301 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) 133.400 2025 yearly 2007 - 2025
Exports Volume Index (2009=100) 160.800 2025 yearly 2007 - 2025
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 159.370 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 16,009.270 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 5,774.820 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 5,330.730 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 15,469.650 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 8,184.420 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 2,625.060 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 5,455.670 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 6,571.240 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: India (KES mn) 22,454.810 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) 30,745.970 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: Italy (KES mn) 2,018.440 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) 11,346.080 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: South Africa (KES mn) 2,617.320 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) 77,411.850 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) 24,676.570 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) 31,490.510 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) 53,130.890 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) 31,570.930 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Imports (KES mn) 225,227.780 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports (KES mn) 101,235.150 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 22,095.110 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 122.400 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 118.200 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 430.2 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -386.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,110.8 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,846.554 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -92.0 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,938.576 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 42,337.8 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.1 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,007.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -6.323 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -386.000 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 143,628.000 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -711.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) 519.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,753.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 6,395.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 3,642.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 2,192.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -357.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,749.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) 443.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 154.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 120.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 269.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) -166.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 194.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -436.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 14.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) 22.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 1,869.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 693.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 101.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 14.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019 monthly Apr 2001 - Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 19,121.051 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 43,064.695 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 13.2 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1996 - Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 12,351.4 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.3 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2005 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2.547 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1973 - Mar 2026
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) 49,839.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 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: M1 (KES mn) 2,466,998.000 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) 5,556,207.000 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2026
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) 6,869,176.000 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2026

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