Kenya Foreign Direct Investment
Key information about Kenya Foreign Direct Investment
- Kenya Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 463.4 USD mn in Dec 2021, compared with an increase of 426.3 USD mn in the previous year.
- Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1970 to Dec 2021.
- The data reached an all-time high of 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2009 and a record low of 0.4 USD mn in Dec 1988.
CEIC converts annual Foreign Direct Investment into USD. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency based on BPM6. The Central Bank of Kenya average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment prior to 2009 is based on BPM5 and prior to 1996 is sourced from World Bank.
Related information about Kenya Foreign Direct Investment
- In the latest reports of Kenya, Current Account recorded a deficit of 572.0 USD mn in Jun 2022.
- Kenya Direct Investment Abroad fell by 131.1 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 842.1 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 26.9 USD bn in Sep 2022.
View Kenya's Foreign Direct Investment from 1970 to 2021 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Foreign Direct Investment in 2021?
Kenya Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 463.4 USD mn in Dec 2021, compared with an increase of 426.3 USD mn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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463.4 2021 | 426.3 2020 | 0.4 1988 | 1,491.2 2009 | USD mn | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (USD mn) | 346.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Algeria (USD mn) | 190.0 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2022 |
Argentina (USD mn) | 5,746.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2022 |
Armenia (USD mn) | 145.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Australia (USD mn) | -1,293.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2022 |
Austria (USD mn) | 827.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Sep 2022 |
Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -2,996.9 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2021 |
Bahrain (USD mn) | 1,759.2 2021 | yearly | 2012 - 2021 |
Bangladesh (USD mn) | 1,159.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Belarus (USD mn) | -120.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2022 |
Belgium (USD mn) | -978.0 Sep 2022 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2022 |
Bolivia (USD mn) | 126.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2022 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 138.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2022 |
Botswana (USD mn) | -77.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2022 |
Brazil (USD mn) | 6,877.2 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2023 |
Brunei (USD mn) | -315.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2020 |
Bulgaria (USD mn) | 80.4 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2022 |
Cambodia (USD mn) | 1,008.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2022 |
Canada (USD mn) | 11,225.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2022 |
Chile (USD mn) | 1,677.2 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2023 |
China (USD mn) | 28,400.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Colombia (USD mn) | 3,909.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
Croatia (USD mn) | 1,195.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Cyprus (USD mn) | 23,626.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
Czech Republic (USD mn) | 1,526.6 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2023 |
Denmark (USD mn) | 2,037.5 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Ecuador (USD mn) | 51.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Egypt (USD mn) | 1,588.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2022 |
Estonia (USD mn) | 2,023.3 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2022 |
European Union (USD mn) | -284,065.3 Dec 2022 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Finland (USD mn) | 694.0 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2023 |
France (USD mn) | 4,537.1 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2023 |
Georgia (USD mn) | 772.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2022 |
Germany (USD mn) | -34,886.7 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Dec 2022 |
Ghana (USD mn) | 524.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
Greece (USD mn) | -157.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2022 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 22,418.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Hungary (USD mn) | -3,515.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2022 |
Iceland (USD mn) | -151.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Dec 2022 |
India (USD mn) | 9,040.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Sep 2022 |
Indonesia (USD mn) | 5,331.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2022 |
Iran (USD mn) | 1,224.0 2020 | yearly | 1997 - 2020 |
Ireland (USD mn) | -997.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2022 |
Israel (USD mn) | 6,383.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1972 - Sep 2022 |
Italy (USD mn) | 4,817.1 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2022 |
Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 1,392.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Japan (USD mn) | -5,157.6 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2023 |
Jordan (USD mn) | 303.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2022 |
Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -1,295.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2022 |
Kenya (USD mn) | 463.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
South Korea (USD mn) | 1,172.9 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2023 |
Kosovo (USD mn) | 167.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2022 |
Kuwait (USD mn) | 372.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 710.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Laos (USD mn) | 115.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2022 |
Latvia (USD mn) | 26.5 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2022 |
Lebanon (USD mn) | 8.1 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jun 2022 |
Lithuania (USD mn) | -284.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Luxembourg (USD mn) | -6,129.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2022 |
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 4,852.4 2021 | yearly | 1985 - 2021 |
North Macedonia (USD mn) | 8.5 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Malawi (USD mn) | 46.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Malaysia (USD mn) | 3,372.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Malta (USD mn) | 1,154.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2022 |
Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,481.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2022 |
Mexico (USD mn) | 2,680.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2022 |
Moldova (USD mn) | 192.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2022 |
Mongolia (USD mn) | 106.7 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2023 |
Montenegro (USD mn) | 204.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Morocco (USD mn) | 364.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2022 |
Mozambique (USD mn) | 440.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
Myanmar (USD mn) | 259.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2022 |
Nepal (USD mn) | -32.8 Jan 2023 | quarterly | Oct 2002 - Jan 2023 |
Netherlands (USD mn) | 24,014.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2022 |
New Zealand (USD mn) | 998.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2022 |
Nigeria (USD mn) | 725.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
Norway (USD mn) | -1,210.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Oman (USD mn) | 4,020.8 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Pakistan (USD mn) | 222.6 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jul 1997 - Jan 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -95.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2022 |
Panama (USD mn) | 536.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2022 |
Paraguay (USD mn) | 172.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Peru (USD mn) | 1,861.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2022 |
Philippines (USD mn) | 634.3 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Poland (USD mn) | 679.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2022 |
Portugal (USD mn) | -345.3 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2022 |
Qatar (USD mn) | 69.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2022 |
Romania (USD mn) | 932.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Russia (USD mn) | -3,689.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2022 |
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 1,912.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2022 |
Serbia (USD mn) | 482.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Dec 2022 |
Singapore (USD mn) | 36,694.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2022 |
Slovakia (USD mn) | 303.1 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2022 |
Slovenia (USD mn) | 98.7 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2023 |
South Africa (USD mn) | 695.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2022 |
Spain (USD mn) | 1,416.9 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Oct 2022 |
Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 254.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2022 |
Sudan (USD mn) | 168.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2022 |
Sweden (USD mn) | 20,585.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2022 |
Switzerland (USD mn) | 6,564.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2022 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2022 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 7.742 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 7.2 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 74.1 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 66.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2022 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 5,065.800 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 12,804.140 2027 | yearly | 1998 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 4,229.850 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 222,092.280 Nov 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2022 |
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 194.790 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 130.340 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 1,106.400 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 1,004.430 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 757,837.422 Nov 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2022 |
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 1,340.310 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn) | 4,472.840 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Central Government Debt: External (KES mn) | 4,462,891.060 Nov 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2022 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.306 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,068.1 Dec 2022 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Dec 2022 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 560.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 4.2 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 4,204.290 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 115,631.792 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 15,897.730 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,615.0 Nov 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Nov 2022 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | -14.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 531,508.662 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 195,063.899 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 37.351 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 62.971 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 20.398 Nov 2022 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Nov 2022 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 317.054 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Imports (KES mn) | 200,144.630 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports (KES mn) | 68,837.670 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 5,022.100 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 8,854.040 Nov 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Nov 2022 |
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 14,892.050 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 327.073 Nov 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Nov 2022 |
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 6,828.760 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 1,517.280 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 5,920.280 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,005.250 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 7,972.650 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 3,529.280 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 50,155.570 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 26,248.760 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 29,151.700 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 30,847.920 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 36,490.930 Dec 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: India (KES mn) | 16,352.060 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 1,847.970 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 4,343.480 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 48,889.100 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 1,889.510 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 126.600 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 130.100 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 11.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2021 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,674.259 Dec 2019 | monthly | Apr 2001 - Dec 2019 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 15,533.072 Nov 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2022 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 29.288 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
M2 Growth (%) | -99.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Dec 2022 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 7,969.5 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 6.906 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.4 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.013 Dec 2022 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Dec 2022 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 36,992.262 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2022 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.6 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 44,306.8 Nov 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2022 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.1 Nov 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Nov 2022 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 43,675.441 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2022 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 12.52 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 25.33 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2022 |
Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 3,613.400 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 4,534.500 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 1,967.100 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
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