Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1996 - 2019 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Kenya Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2019, compared with a growth equal to 1.8 % in the previous year.
- Kenya Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2019.
- The data reached an all-time high of 4.0 % in Dec 2009 and a record low 0.0 % in Dec 2001.
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 648.0 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.3 USD bn in Dec 2019.
- Kenya Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 203.9 USD mn in Dec 2019.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.3 USD bn in Dec 2019.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 27.3 USD bn in Sep 2021.
View Kenya's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 1996 to 2019 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2019?
Kenya Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2019, compared with a growth equal to 1.8 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 2019 | 1.8 2018 | 0.0 2001 | 4.0 2009 | % | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 7.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.2 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2021 |
| Argentina (%) | 0.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2021 |
| Armenia (%) | 2.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2021 |
| Australia (%) | 14.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Mar 2022 |
| Austria (%) | 5.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2021 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | -22.4 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2022 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.3 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| Belarus (%) | 12.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 1.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Bolivia (%) | 1.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -2.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
| Botswana (%) | 0.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2021 |
| Brazil (%) | 0.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2021 |
| Brunei (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 8.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 12.9 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Canada (%) | 3.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Mar 2022 |
| Chile (%) | 5.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| China (%) | 2.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Colombia (%) | 6.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2022 |
| Croatia (%) | 4.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2021 |
| Cyprus (%) | -65.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2021 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 3.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Denmark (%) | 5.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2021 |
| Egypt (%) | 0.4 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2021 |
| Estonia (%) | -1.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| European Union (%) | 0.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 3.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| France (%) | 1.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | 7.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2021 |
| Germany (%) | 4.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2022 |
| Ghana (%) | 1.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2020 |
| Greece (%) | 5.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 40.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Hungary (%) | -1.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | -3.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| India (%) | 2.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Iran (%) | 0.1 2020 | yearly | 1997 - 2020 |
| Ireland (%) | 0.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Israel (%) | 3.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Italy (%) | 2.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.8 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 1.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2022 |
| Jordan (%) | 1.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 0.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2021 |
| Kenya (%) | 1.3 2019 | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2022 |
| Kosovo (%) | 1.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| Kuwait (%) | -1.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 11.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Laos (%) | 5.6 2021 | yearly | 1988 - 2021 |
| Latvia (%) | 4.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Lebanon (%) | 3.8 2019 | yearly | 2004 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2022 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -137.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | -27.8 2020 | yearly | 1982 - 2020 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 17.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Malta (%) | 24.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Mauritius (%) | 87.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| Mexico (%) | 5.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2022 |
| Moldova (%) | 1.6 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2021 |
| Mongolia (%) | 20.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Montenegro (%) | 16.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 2.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2021 |
| Mozambique (%) | 33.6 2021 | yearly | 1986 - 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.5 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (%) | -38.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 2.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Nigeria (%) | -0.0 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2021 |
| Norway (%) | 1.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 3.9 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.5 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 1.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Panama (%) | 3.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Peru (%) | 10.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 2.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Poland (%) | 6.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Portugal (%) | 2.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2022 |
| Qatar (%) | -1.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Romania (%) | 6.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Russia (%) | 2.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 0.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2021 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Mar 2022 |
| Singapore (%) | 26.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
| Slovenia (%) | 6.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 1.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2021 |
| Spain (%) | 3.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.0 2020 | yearly | 1996 - 2020 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2022 |
| Switzerland (%) | 6.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Syria (%) | 1.2 2011 | yearly | 1990 - 2011 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 12,597.979 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 6.2 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 72,535.4 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) | 5,190.245 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) | 13,813.335 2027 | yearly | 1998 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) | 4,315.443 2027 | yearly | 1982 - 2027 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 1,646,171.834 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 206,353.289 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 261,000.936 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 1,718,867.300 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) | 1,454,363.178 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) | 2,317,661.039 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 422,196.454 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn) | 4,226,800.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Apr 2022 |
| Central Government Debt: External (KES mn) | 4,174,371.530 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.296 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,180.7 Jan 2022 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 532.8 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 10.6 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 5,058.903 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 113,289.556 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 4,778.930 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,713.5 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2022 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 20.9 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Jan 2022 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 466,200.846 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 127,044.927 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 50.402 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 101.973 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 16.994 Mar 2022 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 316.557 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2022 |
| Exports (KES mn) | 77,063.150 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 6,399.250 Jan 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2022 |
| Imports (KES mn) | 213,516.620 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 6,360.070 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) | 363.620 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 11,361.240 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 13,558.640 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) | 3,567.810 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,385.080 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 6,399.160 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 7,681.590 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 4,292.690 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) | 39,240.820 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) | 39,283.340 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) | 50,645.010 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) | 37,937.830 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 18,322.660 Mar 2022 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 3,398.830 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) | 36,265.170 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) | 10,726.530 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Italy (KES mn) | 1,641.820 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 21,434.900 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports Volume Index (2009=100) | 110.800 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 107.100 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 16,096.844 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 30,011.781 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.3 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Apr 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - May 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 9,033.1 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 8.601 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.2 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Apr 2022 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.083 Mar 2022 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 37,575.049 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.2 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 43,828.5 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.6 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Apr 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 40,041.045 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 13.87 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 25.98 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) | 4,318,300.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Apr 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) | 1,866,645.730 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Apr 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) | 3,483,808.548 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Apr 2022 |
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