Kenya Balance of Payments: Current Account
Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance
KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -4.755 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -3.376 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging -510.433 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132.419 USD mn in 2003 and a record low of -5.937 USD bn in 2014. KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -3,653.06 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -6.345 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -4.763 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -5.641 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.888 % in 2003 and a record low of -18.680 % in 1998. KE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -5.18 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments
KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data was reported at 206.894 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 144.484 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 44.624 USD mn from Dec 1987 to 2017, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 206.894 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 1.823 USD mn in 1987. KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 144.48 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts
KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data was reported at 68.595 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 65.960 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 16.056 USD mn from Dec 1987 to 2017, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.721 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 5.026 USD mn in 2001. KE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 65.96 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 5.794 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.747 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 1.908 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.236 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 686.622 USD mn in 1975. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,747.32 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 10.444 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.902 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 3.526 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.243 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 954.762 USD mn in 1975. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10,275.44 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 10.842 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.336 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 3.580 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.740 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 1.011 USD bn in 1975. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10,708.83 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data was reported at 4.649 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.155 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 1.200 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.132 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 268.139 USD mn in 1975. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4,528.12 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 32.609 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 34.073 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 30.743 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.173 % in 2009 and a record low of 14.732 % in 1976. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 30.91 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 12.768 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.780 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 0.793 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.768 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.259 % in 2007. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 11.46 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 34.919 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37.321 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 39.180 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.592 % in 1976 and a record low of 19.718 % in 1989. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 39.44 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 19.705 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.826 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 30.760 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.270 % in 1988 and a record low of 15.610 % in 2015. KE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 18.19 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data was reported at 16.000 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.413 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 3.553 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.929 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 809.715 USD mn in 1976. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 13,637.50 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 19.093 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.145 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 4.259 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.279 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 1.104 USD bn in 1976. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 16,474.52 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 20.047 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.941 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 4.407 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.203 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 1.280 USD bn in 1975. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 17,270.28 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data was reported at 3.093 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.732 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 833.233 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.350 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 283.800 USD mn in 1975. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,837.02 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 47.480 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50.339 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 33.404 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.339 % in 2016 and a record low of 18.001 % in 1980. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 53.06 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 10.686 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.794 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 8.528 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.406 % in 1999 and a record low of 4.414 % in 2007. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.47 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 33.362 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35.579 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 46.337 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.222 % in 1980 and a record low of 33.362 % in 2017. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 33.38 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 8.473 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.288 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 8.473 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.002 % in 2003 and a record low of 3.402 % in 1982. KE: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.09 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods
KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at -10.205 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -7.666 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging -1.327 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.042 USD mn in 1977 and a record low of -10.710 USD bn in 2014. KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -7,890.18 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at -8.649 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -6.243 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -1.007 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.373 USD mn in 1977 and a record low of -9.036 USD bn in 2014. KE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -6,199.08 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid
KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 20.214 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.908 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 13.484 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 170.953 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 2.917 USD mn in 1989. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 17.91 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received
KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 1.962 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.745 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 88.321 USD mn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.962 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 7.260 USD mn in 1971. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,744.64 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP
KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 2.619 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.462 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.111 % from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.535 % in 1999 and a record low of 0.285 % in 1976. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.47 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts
KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data was reported at 1.963 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.745 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 584.854 USD mn from Dec 1994 to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.963 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 50.914 USD mn in 2001. KE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,744.64 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net
KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at -555.438 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -362.366 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -174.818 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -30.490 USD mn in 2009 and a record low of -555.438 USD mn in 2017. KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -362.37 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments
KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data was reported at 954.069 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 795.757 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 238.077 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 954.069 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 148.206 USD mn in 2003. KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 795.76 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts
KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data was reported at 398.631 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 433.391 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 56.379 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 496.387 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 1.707 USD mn in 1992. KE: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 433.39 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net
KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at 4.450 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.230 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 920.763 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.450 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 20.255 USD mn in 1976. KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3,229.88 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments
KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 20.221 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.908 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 23.551 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 188.938 USD mn in 1992 and a record low of 4.207 USD mn in 2000. KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 17.91 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts
KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 4.506 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.281 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 926.570 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.506 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 69.495 USD mn in 1976. KE: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3,281.03 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
KE: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 10.332 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.717 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 15.064 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.691 % in 1993 and a record low of 9.717 % in 2016. KE: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10.44 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |