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Kenya Trade Balance

1992 - 2020 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

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Kenya's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 773.2 USD mn in Aug 2020, compared with a deficit of 808.8 USD mn in the previous month. Kenya's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Oct 1992 to Aug 2020, with an averaged value of -337.2 USD mn. The data reached an all-time high of 74.5 USD mn in Oct 1992 and a record low of -1.3 USD bn in Sep 2014. CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Trade Balance in local currency. The Central Bank of Kenya average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Trade Balance prior to Aug 1998 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

In the latest reports, Kenya's Total Exports reached 500.9 USD mn in Aug 2020, an increase of 9.1 % year on year. Total Imports recorded 1.3 USD bn in Aug 2020, a decrease of 5.3 % year on year.

What was Kenya's Trade Balance in Aug 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-773.2 USD mn Aug 2020 monthly Oct 1992 - Aug 2020	-808.8 USD mn Jul 2020 monthly Oct 1992 - Aug 2020	-1,344.8 Sep 2014	74.5 Oct 1992	USD mn	monthly	Oct 1992 - Aug 2020 Updated on 07 Oct 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	-257.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Oct 1998 - Sep 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-634.0 Sep 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2018
Argentina (USD mn)	1,422.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Aug 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-175.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Nov 1995 - Aug 2020
Australia (USD mn)	1,903.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 1971 - Aug 2020
Austria (USD mn)	598.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	-41.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	856.2 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	-1,615.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1986 - Jun 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	340.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	1,053.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Aug 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	-136.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Oct 1994 - Sep 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	-326.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	6,163.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1959 - Sep 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	-226.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn)	-260.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Aug 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	-645.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Canada (USD mn)	-1,848.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Aug 2020
Chile (USD mn)	886.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1968 - Sep 2020
China (USD mn)	36,998.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Sep 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	-1,001.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1958 - Aug 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	-714.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	-345.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	1,353.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	661.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Aug 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	435.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1965 - Aug 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	-3,019.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	-133.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Aug 2020
European Union (USD mn)	23,725.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Finland (USD mn)	-289.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Aug 2020
France (USD mn)	-9,119.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	-399.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Sep 2020
Germany (USD mn)	18,622.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Greece (USD mn)	-1,502.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	-1,887.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	311.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Aug 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	-82.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
India (USD mn)	-2,720.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	2,437.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1967 - Sep 2020
Iran (USD mn)	20,500.0 2015	yearly	1950 - 2015
Ireland (USD mn)	8,011.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Aug 2020
Israel (USD mn)	-2,170.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Aug 2020
Italy (USD mn)	6,888.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Aug 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	-381.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Japan (USD mn)	4,506.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Apr 1995 - Sep 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	-814.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1972 - Jul 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	-436.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 1995 - Aug 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	-773.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 1992 - Aug 2020
South Korea (USD mn)	8,696.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	-270.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	242.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	-142.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Laos (USD mn)	-37.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	-186.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Aug 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	-548.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Lithuania (USD mn)	24.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	-662.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jul 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	-968.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
North Macedonia (USD mn)	-120.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1993 - Aug 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	-123.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - May 2020
Malaysia (USD mn)	3,453.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
Malta (USD mn)	-165.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Aug 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	-144.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 2020
Mexico (USD mn)	6,497.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Aug 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	-268.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	193.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Sep 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	-157.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Aug 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	-1,416.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	8.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Nepal (USD mn)	-635.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1974 - Aug 2020
Netherlands (USD mn)	4,545.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	-232.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	-2,239.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Norway (USD mn)	-877.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Oman (USD mn)	1,089.2 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Mar 2020
Pakistan (USD mn)	-2,432.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1968 - Sep 2020
Panama (USD mn)	-534.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - Aug 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	135.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Sep 2020
Peru (USD mn)	321.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	-2,075.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Poland (USD mn)	981.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Aug 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	-1,239.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	1,901.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2014 - Aug 2020
Romania (USD mn)	-1,791.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1990 - Aug 2020
Russia (USD mn)	4,030.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	108,440.2 2019	yearly	1957 - 2019
Serbia (USD mn)	-530.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	2,223.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Sep 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	396.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	213.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Nov 1991 - Jul 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	2,254.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Aug 2020
Spain (USD mn)	-575.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Jul 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	-341.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Aug 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	-445.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Sweden (USD mn)	-183.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	1,878.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Syria (USD mn)	-7,191.1 2019	yearly	1950 - 2019
Taiwan (USD mn)	7,103.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Sep 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	-184.7 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2019
Thailand (USD mn)	4,349.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	-335.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1959 - Sep 2020
Turkey (USD mn)	-2,106.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Jul 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	-278.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	-10,386.2 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
United Kingdom (USD mn)	-23,189.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
United States (USD mn)	-83,113.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Aug 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	116.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Venezuela (USD mn)	-3,437.1 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2014
Vietnam (USD mn)	2,959.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Sep 2020
Yemen (USD mn)	-429.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Jun 1990 - Jun 2020

Kenya Key Series

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Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	27,215.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	5.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	10.554 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	2,007.801 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	5.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	78,783.382 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	81.6 2019	yearly	1964 - 2019
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	12,465.450 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	13.1 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Investment: % of GDP (%)	17.4 2019	yearly	1964 - 2019
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	15,999.727 2019	yearly	1964 - 2019
Gross National Product (USD mn)	93,578.038 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	5.4 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	6,463.370 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	2,593.333 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	5.784 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	33.401 2019	yearly	1964 - 2019
GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (KES mn)	1,171,940.400 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (KES mn)	2,081,480.400 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: Gross Domestic Expenditure (KES mn)	9,292,682.000 2017	yearly	2006 - 2017
GDP: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Government Final Consumption Expenditure (KES mn)	1,271,396.800 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Private Final Consumption Expenditure (KES mn)	7,945,663.400 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Final Consumption Expenditure by NPISH (KES mn)	89,741.800 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KES mn)	1,631,870.700 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Changes in Inventories (KES mn)	63,116.700 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): sa (KES mn)	2,565,103.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Imports of Goods and Services (KES mn)	1,331,441.100 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: 2009p: Gross Domestic Expenditure (KES mn)	5,063,637.000 2017	yearly	2006 - 2017
GDP: 2009p: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Government Final Consumption Expenditure (KES mn)	734,790.800 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: 2009p: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Private Final Consumption Expenditure (KES mn)	3,902,888.200 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: 2009p: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Final Consumption Expenditure by NPISH (KES mn)	39,531.700 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: 2009p: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Changes in Inventories (KES mn)	12,122.900 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: 2009p: Exports of Goods and Services (KES mn)	760,934.700 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
GDP: at Basic Prices (KES mn)	2,563,031.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Manufacturing (KES mn)	184,390.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Financial and Insurance (KES mn)	126,365.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Mining and Quarrying (KES mn)	18,873.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Agriculture (KES mn)	1,174,660.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Taxes on Production (KES mn)	213,759.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Real Estate (KES mn)	175,527.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Education (KES mn)	108,496.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Professional, Admin and Support Services (KES mn)	40,838.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (KES mn)	2,344,201.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Transport and Storage (KES mn)	190,045.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Health (KES mn)	39,670.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Public Administration (KES mn)	82,820.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Wholesale and Retail Trade (KES mn)	176,964.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Construction (KES mn)	132,507.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (KES mn)	-46,271.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Accommodation and Restaurant (KES mn)	18,724.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Other Services (KES mn)	28,936.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: Information and Communication (KES mn)	34,629.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: Electricity and Water Supply (KES mn)	54,774.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Accommodation and Restaurant (KES mn)	22,014.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Transport and Storage (KES mn)	84,312.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2009p (KES mn)	1,350,941.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: at Basic Prices (KES mn)	1,215,490.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Agriculture (KES mn)	351,397.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Taxes on Production (KES mn)	135,451.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Public Administration (KES mn)	50,673.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (KES mn)	-28,754.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Other Services (KES mn)	15,861.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Education (KES mn)	89,703.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Real Estate (KES mn)	108,303.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Financial and Insurance (KES mn)	80,023.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Health (KES mn)	23,153.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Information and Communication (KES mn)	62,625.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Professional, Admin and Support Services (KES mn)	27,457.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Mining and Quarrying (KES mn)	12,402.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Manufacturing (KES mn)	113,288.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Electricity and Water Supply (KES mn)	31,872.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Construction (KES mn)	79,320.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2009p: Wholesale and Retail Trade (KES mn)	93,220.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP Deflator (2009=100)	205.236 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2009p: Gross Domestic Expenditure: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KES mn)	900,252.200 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Gross National Disposable Income (KES mn)	10,082,906.800 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Gross National Disposable Income: Gross National Income (GNI) (KES mn)	9,544,024.100 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	2.0 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	404,204.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Gold Production (kg)	503.000 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	0.000 Dec 2016	semiannually	Dec 2001 - Dec 2016
Agricultural Production: Crops: Coffee (Tonne th)	45.000 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
Agricultural Production: Crops: Tea (Tonne th)	458.800 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Agricultural Production: Crops: Sugar Cane (Tonne)	4,606,100.000 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Electricity Generation (kWh mn)	889.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Sep 2005 - Dec 2018

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-0.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2009 - Mar 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	13,416.004 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	7.8 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
National Government Debt (USD mn)	62,905.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	62.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2009 - Mar 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn)	4,202.815 2025	yearly	1982 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn)	14,031.784 2025	yearly	1998 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn)	2,953.293 2025	yearly	1982 - 2025
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn)	2,217,760.695 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn)	1,648,446.512 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn)	569,314.183 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn)	1,721,749.563 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn)	1,427,507.569 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn)	195,269.825 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn)	383,713.188 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn)	-714.507 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Central Government Debt: Domestic (KES mn)	3,177,525.870 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
Central Government Debt: External (KES mn)	3,515,810.780 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	47.6 2019	yearly	1950 - 2019
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	74.9 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	18,142,700.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Unemployment Rate (%)	2.65 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Monthly Earnings (USD)	641 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	1.01 2019	yearly	2011 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	54.384 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Employment (Person th)	18,142.700 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Average Wage Earnings (KES)	778,248.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Average Wage Earnings: PR: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (KES)	369,443.300 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Average Wage Earnings: PU: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (KES)	477,731.200 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Average Wage Earnings: PU: Manufacturing (KES)	1,001,369.400 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Average Wage Earnings: PU: Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles ... (KES)	1,543,570.900 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Average Wage Earnings: PR: Manufacturing (KES)	529,968.400 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Average Wage Earnings: PR: Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles ... (KES)	821,477.700 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit)	1,783,710 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	5,643 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	-23.9 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	3,336.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	2,307.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	4.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Mar 1963 - Sep 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	5.180 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Sep 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	-0.2 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	5.000 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
CPI: Transport (Feb2009=100)	178.690 Jun 2018	monthly	Feb 2009 - Jun 2018
CPI: Communication (Feb2009=100)	80.230 Jun 2018	monthly	Feb 2009 - Jun 2018
CPI: Restaurants and Hotels (Feb2009=100)	196.770 Jun 2018	monthly	Feb 2009 - Jun 2018
CPI: Clothing and Footwear (Feb2009=100)	159.890 Jun 2018	monthly	Feb 2009 - Jun 2018
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages (Feb2009=100)	258.030 Dec 2019	monthly	Feb 2009 - Dec 2019
CPI: Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics (Feb2009=100)	207.710 Dec 2019	monthly	Feb 2009 - Dec 2019
CPI: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (Feb2009=100)	182.220 Dec 2019	monthly	Feb 2009 - Dec 2019
Export Price Index (2009=100)	145.100 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
Import Price Index (2009=100)	213.400 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	9.185 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-773.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 1992 - Aug 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	500.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Aug 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	9.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1999 - Aug 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	10,237.938 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	84,463.764 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	12,570.344 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	1,274.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Aug 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-5.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1999 - Aug 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	369,104.740 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	108,014.650 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	49.438 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	42.361 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	18.047 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 1998 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	328.517 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2020
Exports (KES mn)	54,163.100 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Aug 2020
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn)	4,660.600 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Aug 2020
Imports (KES mn)	137,775.570 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Aug 2020
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn)	1,484.150 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Aug 2020
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn)	10,269.110 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Aug 2020
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn)	3,615.870 May 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - May 2020
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn)	9,301.690 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Jul 2020
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn)	67.610 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - Jul 2020
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn)	3,821.020 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn)	3,401.570 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Exports: Uganda (KES mn)	5,167.260 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn)	2,202.250 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn)	11,418.920 May 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - May 2020
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn)	6,104.040 May 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - May 2020
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn)	23,380.730 May 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - May 2020
Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn)	20,561.690 May 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - May 2020
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn)	25,682.090 May 2020	monthly	Aug 1998 - May 2020
Imports: South Africa (KES mn)	2,965.310 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Imports: Italy (KES mn)	2,021.580 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn)	3,560.810 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn)	6,228.750 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Imports: India (KES mn)	15,626.790 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Exports Volume Index (2009=100)	110.800 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
Imports Volume Index (2009=100)	107.100 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	203.9 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-270.0 Jun 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.3 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2019
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	1,332.4 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	1.4 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	13.5 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	2,267.135 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	2.4 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	2,253.625 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
External Debt (USD mn)	33,042.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	32.9 2019	yearly	2015 - 2019
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	2,611.0 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	2.7 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-8.187 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn)	6,858.800 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn)	-24,917.900 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn)	9.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)	1,394.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn)	-932.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)	-2,694.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn)	396.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn)	86.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn)	0.000 Sep 2018	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn)	19.000 Sep 2018	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn)	265.000 Sep 2018	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn)	0.000 Sep 2018	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn)	993.000 Sep 2018	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2018
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn)	4,152.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn)	135,897.000 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	10.0 Jun 2019	monthly	Apr 2001 - Jun 2019
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	2,469.297 Jun 2019	monthly	Apr 2001 - Jun 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	15,311.137 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1995 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	29,432.199 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1995 - Aug 2020
M2 Growth (%)	11.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1996 - Aug 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	4.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	8,356.6 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Apr 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	8.825 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2009 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	5.0 Apr 2020	monthly	Sep 2005 - Apr 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	0.968 Mar 2020	monthly	Sep 1973 - Mar 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	7.3 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2019
Total Deposits (USD mn)	34,697.236 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	37,194.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1995 - Jul 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	14.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1996 - Jul 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	37,807.836 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2019
Total Loans Growth (%)	8.32 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2000 - Dec 2019
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	26.36 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2009 - Dec 2019
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn)	3,846,971.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1995 - Aug 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn)	3,182,753.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1995 - Aug 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn)	1,655,723.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1995 - Aug 2020
Gross Loans and Advances: Total NPLs and Advances (KES bn)	251.100 Jun 2019	monthly	Apr 2001 - Jun 2019

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	46.9 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2019
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	19.5 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Central Bank of Kenya: Assets (KES mn)	1,134,946.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2019
Commercial Banks: Assets (KES mn)	4,077,499.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2019
Return on Assets (%)	2.600 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Return on Equity (%)	20.600 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Commercial Banks: Liquid Assets (KES mn)	1,911,337.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2019

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	11.940 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1991 - Jul 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (KES/USD)	108.138 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	7.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Sep 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	6.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 1991 - Aug 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	0.00 Dec 2019	monthly	Dec 2003 - Dec 2019
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	73.5 Aug 2015	monthly	Oct 1997 - Aug 2015
Repo Rate: Weighted Average: Central Bank of Kenya (% pa)	8.75 Jan 2018	monthly	Sep 1996 - Jan 2018
Deposit Rate: Average (% pa)	6.780 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1991 - Jul 2020
Lending Rate: Average (% pa)	11.940 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1991 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Bank of Kenya: Avg: European Euro (KES/EUR)	128.017 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	977 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2005 - Aug 2020
Crude Oil: Imports (Barrel/Day th)	31.000 2010	yearly	1995 - 2010

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	1,862,500 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	-3.5 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	1,564 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	6.3 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
Visitor Departures (Person th)	1,898.000 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Length of Stay (Day th)	5,278.600 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Dec 2018
Hotel Room Nights Available (NA th)	18,327.000 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (%)	37.000 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
Hotel Bed Occupancy Rate (%)	30.800 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (Jan1966=100)	1,794.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	26.1 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	19,811.571 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Sep 2020
Market Capitalization: Nairobi Securities Exchange (KES bn)	2,144.430 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
No of Shares Traded: Nairobi Securities Exchange (Unit mn)	471.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	1,381.473 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	1,425,000.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	21.190 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	70,394.000 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	54,555,497.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	0.134 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	103.769 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	20,430.155 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	10,695.087 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	2,329.921 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	663,923.110 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	396,449.062 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	70,566.724 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Road Transport: No of Motor Vehicles: Registered (Unit)	3,280,934.000 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Sea Transport: Mombasa Port: Passengers (Person)	2,333.000 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Sea Transport: Mombasa Port: Containers (TEU)	1,416,654.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019

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