Kenya Total Imports Growth
1999 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kenya Total Imports Growth
- Kenya Total Imports dropped 3.6 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a decrease of 20.2 % YoY in the previous month
- Kenya Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Aug 1999 to Sep 2025, with an averaged rate of -14.7 %
- The data reached an all-time high of 86.4 % in Aug 2011 and a record low of -33.4 % in May 2020
CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.
Further information about Kenya Total Imports Growth
- In the latest reports, Kenya Total Imports recorded 1.9 USD bn in Sep 2025
- Total Exports reached 747.8 USD mn in Sep 2025, which registered a decrease of 25.1 % year on year
- Kenya Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.2 USD bn in Sep 2025
View Kenya's Total Imports Growth from Aug 1999 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Total Imports Growth in Sep 2025?
Kenya Total Imports dropped 3.6 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a decrease of 20.2 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.6 Sep 2025 | -20.2 Aug 2025 | -33.4 May 2020 | 86.4 Aug 2011 | % | monthly | Aug 1999 - Sep 2025 |
Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 3.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -15.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Argentina (%) | 16.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -11.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 11.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.9 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Aug 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 23.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | -1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2019 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 2.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -2.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -4.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 8.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 6.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | -13.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -0.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -18.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 11.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 18.5 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2025 |
| Canada (%) | 1.7 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Aug 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 11.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| China (%) | 20.8 Oct 2021 | monthly | May 2009 - Oct 2021 |
| Colombia (%) | 18.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | -1.4 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 22.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 3.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 3.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 17.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -3.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 6.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 3.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | -3.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1951 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 53.5 Aug 2025 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Aug 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -3.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 18.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Oct 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -2.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -18.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Oct 2025 |
| India (%) | 22.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | -1.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 8.2 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 2.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | -2.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 10.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -2.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Japan (%) | -1.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 17.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 18.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -3.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Nov 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 7.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 6.6 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 47.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 25.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 13.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -4.7 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2025 |
| Lithuania (%) | 9.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -1.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 0.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 16.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -3.1 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jul 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | 11.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Malta (%) | -5.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -14.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 12.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 21.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | -14.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 9.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 10.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Myanmar (%) | 38.4 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jul 2011 - Jul 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 31.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 10.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Oct 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 2.5 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (%) | -5.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Oct 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 38.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 28.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 21.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 2.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 15.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 11.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -6.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 9.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | -1.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 6.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | -7.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 9.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 20.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Oct 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -1.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | -5.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 7.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 10.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 26.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 21.6 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | -2.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 44.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Oct 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 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 |
| 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 (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 (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 (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: 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: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 13,808.090 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) | 5,610.320 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 4,948.970 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,262.690 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 5,045.280 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 8,342.350 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) | 17,032.330 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: 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: Chemicals (KES mn) | 29,382.760 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: India (KES mn) | 28,280.580 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 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: Italy (KES mn) | 2,386.750 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: South Africa (KES mn) | 5,212.520 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 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: M1 (KES mn) | 2,121,395.209 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| 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 |
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