Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1996 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Kenya Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.5 % in the previous year.
- Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 49.9 % in Mar 2001 and a record low -20.2 % in Jun 2020.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Foreign Direct Investment and annual Nominal GDP. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2009 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993.
Related information about Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Kenya, Current Account recorded a deficit of 124.0 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 463.4 USD mn in Dec 2024.
- Kenya Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 417.6 USD mn in Dec 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 430.6 USD mn in Dec 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 34.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View Kenya's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 1996 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2024?
Kenya Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 2024 | 0.5 2023 | -20.2 2020 | 49.9 2001 | % | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 5.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.4 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -16.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | -0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 4.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -0.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 5.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 0.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 3.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 2.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -9.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | -0.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | -2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 6.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 35.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -72.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| India (%) | 1.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | -21.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 3.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 4.4 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 5.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 8.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -86.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1982 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 6.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 80.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 57.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 10.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 6.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 2.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 15.4 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 4.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | -3.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 1.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 0.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 11.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | -4.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 3.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | -0.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 1.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 24.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
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| 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 (KES mn) | 1,443,100.000 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 (KES mn) | 679,400.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Oct 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 248,200.000 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 |
| 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 (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: Chemicals (KES mn) | 5,610.320 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: Horticulture (KES mn) | 10,919.320 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 4,948.970 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 5,045.280 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,262.690 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 8,342.350 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 46,977.700 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: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 17,032.330 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 29,382.760 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: India (KES mn) | 28,280.580 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 2,386.750 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 12,730.420 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 23,094.180 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 5,212.520 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 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) | 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 |
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