Kenya Visitor Arrivals

1991 - 2021 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Kenya Visitor Arrivals

  • Kenya Visitor Arrivals recorded 823,312 person in Dec 2021, compared with 542,388 person in the previous year
  • Kenya Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2021
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1,930,600 person in Dec 2018 and a record low of 542,388 person in Dec 2020
CEIC calculates annual Tourist Arrivals by subtracting Transit Visitors from Total Visitors. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Total Visitors and Transit Visitors. Tourist Arrivals include Same-Day Visitors.

View Kenya's Visitor Arrivals from 1991 to 2021 in the chart:

Kenya Visitor Arrivals

What was Kenya's Visitor Arrivals in 2021?

Kenya Visitor Arrivals recorded 823,312 person in Dec 2021, compared with 542,388 person in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
823,312 2021 542,388 2020 542,388 2020 1,930,600 2018 Person yearly 1991 - 2021

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,778,637 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Algeria (Person) 493,533 2016 yearly 2003 - 2016
Argentina (Person) 779,563 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Armenia (Person) 2,316,666 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Australia (Person) 603,770 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Austria (Person) 2,782,298 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1974 - Jan 2024
Azerbaijan (Person) 796,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bahrain (Person) 1,909,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bangladesh (Person) 135,186 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Belarus (Person) 3,598,000 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Belgium (Person) 8,220,161 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Bolivia (Person) 323,300 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 55,555 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2024
Botswana (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Brazil (Person) 745,871 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Brunei (Person) 1,071,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bulgaria (Person) 785,446 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (Person) 472,952 May 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2019
Canada (Person) 770,913 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2024
Chile (Person) 163,447 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
China (Person) 4,096,200 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2016
Colombia (Person) 542,854 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2024
Croatia (Person) 169,401 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1999 - Feb 2024
Cyprus (Person) 125,034 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Czech Republic (Person) 37,202,000 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Denmark (Person) 15,595,000 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Ecuador (Person) 1,237,445 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Egypt (Person) 5,925,000 2021 yearly 1982 - 2021
Estonia (Person) 1,669,825 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
European Union (Person) 400,968,735 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Finland (Person) 246,097 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
France (Person) 117,109,000 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Georgia (Person) 1,513,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Germany (Person) 1,858,908 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
Greece (Person) 737,261 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 1,990,116 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Feb 2024
Hungary (Person) 2,856,000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Iceland (Person) 488,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
India (Person) 1,070,163 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 1987 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (Person) 1,036,037 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2024
Iran (Person) 1,550,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ireland (Person) 10,951,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Israel (Person) 78,600 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024
Italy (Person) 60,992,806 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Person) 668,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (Person) 2,788,000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1962 - Feb 2024
Jordan (Person) 2,904,085 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Kazakhstan (Person) 2,035,000 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (Person) 823,312 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
South Korea (Person) 1,027,801 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (Person) 78,532 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (Person) 7,410 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 7,063,000 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Laos (Person) 1,294,365 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Latvia (Person) 284,943 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (Person) 2,889,610 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Lithuania (Person) 2,284,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Luxembourg (Person) 525,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Macau SAR, China (Person) 1,425,904 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (Person) 28,444 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Malawi (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Malaysia (Person) 2,323,378 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2023
Malta (Person) 172,021 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (Person) 149,145 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Mexico (Person) 3,637,676 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2024
Moldova (Person) 43,597 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Mongolia (Person) 594,013 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Montenegro (Person) 30,786 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Morocco (Person) 475,089 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2022
Myanmar (Person) 233,487 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Nepal (Person) 97,426 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Netherlands (Person) 1,119,000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2024
New Zealand (Person) 310,026 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1978 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (Person) 5,265,000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Norway (Person) 1,397,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Oman (Person) 869,000 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Panama (Person) 203,395 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (Person) 33,194 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2021
Peru (Person) 257,804 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Philippines (Person) 551,217 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2024
Poland (Person) 15,947,700 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Portugal (Person) 4,208,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Qatar (Person) 4,053,879 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Romania (Person) 917,539 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Russia (Person) 8,242,510 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Saudi Arabia (Person) 2,073,000 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2015
Serbia (Person) 117,252 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 2005 - Feb 2024
Singapore (Person) 1,116,024 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2024
Slovakia (Person) 2,084,239 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Slovenia (Person) 176,729 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
South Africa (Person) 3,886,600 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Spain (Person) 5,009,311 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Sri Lanka (Person) 209,181 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Mar 2024
Sudan (Person) 824,169 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Sweden (Person) 1,957,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Switzerland (Person) 638,139 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Syria (Person) 2,424,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Taiwan (Person) 589,961 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Tajikistan (Person) 1,035,000 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Thailand (Person) 3,352,302 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2024

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Includes 203 key indicators for Kenya, curated by CEIC analysts. Instant access to full history data in excel.
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 3,502.694 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 70,728.9 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 5,655.330 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 16,111.320 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 4,688.790 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 139,800.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 317,900.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 191,600.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 1,270,200.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 1,130,200.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 514,086.673 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 1,464,300.000 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) -478.312 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -957.2 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1992 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 573.9 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 25.7 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 7,528.435 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 125,626.451 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,738.751 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,531.1 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 25.3 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 485,345.284 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 157,854.152 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 37.181 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 104.827 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 12.371 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 290.183 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Imports (KES mn) 244,573.360 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports (KES mn) 91,675.620 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 12,007.060 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 10,947.460 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 18,267.710 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 482.650 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 2,112.120 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 6,499.390 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 6,758.060 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 5,557.110 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 9,535.710 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 5,148.480 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) 126.600 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 49.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -446.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 393.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -230.822 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -97.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -22.590 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 38,664.5 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.0 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,567.3 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -7.497 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
KE: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -62,489.498 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 88,638.588 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Assets (USD mn) 26,149.090 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -446.000 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn) -24,917.900 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn) 6,858.800 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) 894.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,467.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,274.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 4,148.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -196.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,047.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 1,874.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 100.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,243.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,336.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 363.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 101.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) -8.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) -3.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 788.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 47.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 3,640.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 770.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 1,760.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 34.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 46,390.100 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
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) 12,823.295 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 28,517.498 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 24.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,340.8 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.126 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.9 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1.141 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1973 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 39,205.236 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.4 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 40,483.0 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 13.5 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 46,974.620 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.91 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 29.98 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023

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