Kenya Visitor Arrivals

1991 - 2024 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Kenya Visitor Arrivals

  • Kenya Visitor Arrivals recorded 2,294,600 person in Dec 2024, compared with 1,985,100 person in the previous year
  • Kenya Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2,294,600 person in Dec 2024 and a record low of 542,400 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 2024 in the chart:

Kenya Visitor Arrivals

What was Kenya's Visitor Arrivals in 2024?

Kenya Visitor Arrivals recorded 2,294,600 person in Dec 2024, compared with 1,985,100 person in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2,294,600 2024 1,985,100 2023 542,400 2020 2,294,600 2024 Person yearly 1991 - 2024

Visitor Arrivals by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 2,155,698 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Algeria (Person) 493,533 2016 yearly 2003 - 2016
Argentina (Person) 719,994 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
Armenia (Person) 2,208,179 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Australia (Person) 716,680 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Austria (Person) 3,251,984 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1974 - Jan 2026
Azerbaijan (Person) 796,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bahrain (Person) 1,909,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bangladesh (Person) 630,685 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 3,598,000 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Belgium (Person) 9,638,187 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bolivia (Person) 323,300 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 63,252 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Botswana (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Brazil (Person) 6,657,377 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Brunei (Person) 1,071,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bulgaria (Person) 790,342 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Cambodia (Person) 472,952 May 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2019
Canada (Person) 1,465,924 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2025
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) 520,406 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Croatia (Person) 256,018 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1999 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (Person) 146,516 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Czech Republic (Person) 37,202,000 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Denmark (Person) 15,595,000 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Ecuador (Person) 1,290,514 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Egypt (Person) 12,199,600 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Estonia (Person) 1,949,843 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
European Union (Person) 451,124,452 2025 yearly 2008 - 2025
Finland (Person) 293,824 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
France (Person) 117,109,000 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Georgia (Person) 1,513,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Germany (Person) 3,051,569 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Greece (Person) 1,314,997 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 2,094,857 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2006 - Jan 2026
Hungary (Person) 3,387,000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Iceland (Person) 488,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
India (Person) 1,007,000 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1987 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (Person) 1,014,397 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2026
Iran (Person) 1,550,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ireland (Person) 6,404,500 2025 yearly 2023 - 2025
Israel (Person) 117,600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Italy (Person) 74,968,015 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Ivory Coast (Person) 668,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (Person) 3,466,700 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1962 - Feb 2026
Jordan (Person) 4,175,189 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Kazakhstan (Person) 2,035,000 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (Person) 2,294,600 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 1,264,262 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (Person) 149,707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (Person) 11,332 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 8,856,500 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Laos (Person) 4,120,832 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Latvia (Person) 335,374 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (Person) 2,796,991 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Lithuania (Person) 5,050,100 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Luxembourg (Person) 1,604,107 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person) 1,392,629 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (Person) 32,715 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Malawi (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Malaysia (Person) 2,603,390 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Malta (Person) 235,772 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (Person) 107,650 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Mexico (Person) 4,287,586 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Moldova (Person) 90,501 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Mongolia (Person) 847,170 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Montenegro (Person) 24,261 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Morocco (Person) 630,077 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Myanmar (Person) 1,063,072 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Nepal (Person) 105,441 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Netherlands (Person) 1,182,000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (Person) 370,616 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1978 - Jan 2026
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) 247,029 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (Person) 109,791 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Peru (Person) 271,744 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Philippines (Person) 430,763 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Poland (Person) 19,723,200 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (Person) 4,208,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Qatar (Person) 4,907,000 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Romania (Person) 916,132 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Russia (Person) 9,054,084 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person) 2,073,000 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2015
Serbia (Person) 143,857 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2005 - Jan 2026
Singapore (Person) 1,107,883 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (Person) 2,421,263 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Slovenia (Person) 218,099 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
South Africa (Person) 14,183,030 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Spain (Person) 5,127,256 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (Person) 279,328 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2026
Sudan (Person) 824,169 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Sweden (Person) 1,957,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Switzerland (Person) 682,086 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Syria (Person) 2,424,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Taiwan, China (Person) 723,375 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026
Tajikistan (Person) 1,035,000 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Thailand (Person) 3,263,802 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2026

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Kenya Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 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) 95,337.5 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 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) 351,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 153,600.000 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 292,700.000 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 1,500,600.000 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 2,024,400.000 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 1,552,200.000 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 1,811,438.000 Apr 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Apr 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,147.5 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1992 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 753.8 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 11.6 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2026
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) 1,901.3 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.8 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1999 - Jan 2026
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) 45.778 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 71.355 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 12.074 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 498.424 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 14,512.970 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 14,373.020 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 4,281.380 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 162.760 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 6,435.830 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 3,587.810 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 5,448.290 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 9,573.470 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Imports: India (KES mn) 30,986.700 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Imports: Italy (KES mn) 2,366.680 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) 13,501.880 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) 22,990.580 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Imports: South Africa (KES mn) 6,484.080 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) 78,884.370 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) 30,112.760 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Imports (KES mn) 245,307.370 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 21,870.180 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports (KES mn) 97,253.510 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 5,610.320 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 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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 417.6 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -386.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 463.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 430.625 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -122.5 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 553.136 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 42,337.8 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,007.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -4.977 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -386.000 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) 519.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,753.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 3,642.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -711.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 2,192.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 6,395.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,749.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 120.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 194.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 269.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -436.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 154.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) -166.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) 22.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 101.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -357.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 693.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 1,869.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 14.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) 443.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
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
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 101,915.400 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 14.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019 monthly Apr 2001 - Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 18,550.470 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 41,709.013 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 12,394.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2.401 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1973 - Dec 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) 49,839.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 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) 5,380,884.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) 2,393,198.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) 6,731,191.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025

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