Kenya Reserve Requirement Ratio
1999 - 2023 | Monthly | % | Central Bank of Kenya
Key information about Kenya Reserve Requirement Ratio
- Cash Ratio: Minimum Requirement: Commercial Banks was set as 4.3 % in Mar 2023
- Kenya Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Dec 1999 to Mar 2023
- The data is reported by Central Bank of Kenya
- In the latest reports, Kenya Money Supply M2 increased to 40.0 USD bn YoY in Sep 2025
- Foreign Exchange Reserves in Kenya was measured at 11.5 USD bn in Aug 2025
View Kenya's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Dec 1999 to Mar 2023 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Mar 2023?
Cash Ratio: Minimum Requirement: Commercial Banks was set as 4.3 % in Mar 2023 See the table below for more data.
Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range 4.3 Mar 2023 4.3 Feb 2023 4.3 Mar 2023 12.0 Sep 2000 % monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 Reserve Requirement Ratio by Country Comparison
country/region Last Frequency Range Algeria (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025 Argentina (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025 Armenia (%) 8.0 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024 Austria (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly May 1993 - Oct 2025 Bahrain (%) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025 Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025 Belarus (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Dec 2025 Belgium (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Bolivia (%) 8.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Aug 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Aug 2025 Botswana (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025 Brazil (%) 21.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025 Brunei (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025 Cambodia (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025 China (%) 6.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025 Colombia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025 Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022 Cyprus (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Czech Republic (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Sep 2025 Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022 Egypt (%) 18.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025 Estonia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 European Union (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Finland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 France (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Georgia (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 Germany (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Greece (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Hungary (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 Iceland (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1979 - Nov 2025 India (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025 Indonesia (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024 Ireland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Israel (%) 6.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025 Italy (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Oct 2025 Japan (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025 Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2015 - Oct 2025 Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 South Korea (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025 Kosovo (%) 10.0 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023 Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015 Laos (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 Latvia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Lebanon (%) 25.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025 Lithuania (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 North Macedonia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 Malawi (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Nov 2025 Malaysia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025 Malta (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Mauritius (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 Moldova (%) 22.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 Mongolia (%) 13.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025 Montenegro (%) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 Morocco (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1990 - Nov 2025 Mozambique (%) 29.0 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2011 - Nov 2025 Myanmar (%) 3.8 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025 Nepal (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025 Netherlands (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Nigeria (%) 45.0 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Oct 2025 Norway (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2011 - Nov 2025 Oman (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025 Pakistan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025 Peru (%) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Nov 2025 Philippines (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025 Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017 Portugal (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Qatar (%) 4.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025 Romania (%) 8.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 Russia (%) 4.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2025 Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Oct 2025 Serbia (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025 Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021 Slovenia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 South Africa (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2025 Spain (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025 Sudan (%) 18.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025 Taiwan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025 Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 Thailand (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 Tunisia (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1964 - Oct 2025 Turkey (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025 Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025 United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 United States (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1980 - Dec 2025 Venezuela (%) 73.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 Vietnam (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2010 - Nov 2025 Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015 Zambia (%) 26.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust
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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 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: VAT (KES mn) 248,200.000 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: Development (KES mn) 158,000.000 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 Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 1,093,000.000 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 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: 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 Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 4,587.560 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: 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 Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) 31,773.490 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: 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 Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 2,025.080 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: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) 17,032.330 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: Chemicals (KES mn) 29,382.760 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 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 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
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