Kenya Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Kenya KE: BOP: Capital Account: Net
KE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 184.244 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 205.686 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 126.817 USD mn from Dec 1981 to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 275.289 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1992. KE: BOP: Capital Account: 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: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 205.69 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -414.548 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -235.647 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -42.069 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.803 USD mn in 1988 and a record low of -1.364 USD bn in 2011. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: 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: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. 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. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -235.65 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 671.488 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 393.359 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 46.218 USD mn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.450 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 0.394 USD mn in 1988. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows 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: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 393.36 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.896 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.555 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.484 % from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.457 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.005 % in 1988. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % 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: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0.56 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 257.089 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 157.712 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 5.886 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 257.089 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of -0.443 USD mn in 1990. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows 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: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 157.71 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.343 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.223 % for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.085 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.474 % in 2012 and a record low of -0.005 % in 1990. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % 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: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0.22 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data was reported at 447.885 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 553.320 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 74.501 USD mn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 715.379 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1974. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: 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: Capital and Financial Account. Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Net
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -4.769 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -4.009 USD bn for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -363.177 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 217.644 USD mn in 1995 and a record low of -5.943 USD bn in 2014. KE: BOP: Financial Account: 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: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. 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. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -4,008.71 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at -112.009 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.615 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.725 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 954.339 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of -112.009 USD mn in 2017. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows 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: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 22.62 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 775.342 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 383.125 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 20.626 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 775.342 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of -3.717 USD bn in 2014. KE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: 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: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. 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. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 383.12 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
KE: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 1.477 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.536 USD bn for 2015. KE: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 197.550 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.921 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 3.400 USD mn in 1970. KE: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation 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: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,477.37 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
KE: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 216.230 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 209.160 USD mn for 2015. KE: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 135.560 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 280.740 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of 0.290 USD mn in 1961. KE: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation 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: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 216.23 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
KE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -198.826 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -838.563 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 6.649 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.090 USD bn in 1999 and a record low of -838.563 USD mn in 2016. KE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions 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: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| -561.34 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Kenya KE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
KE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at -137.096 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 120.616 USD mn for 2016. KE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 25.777 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.378 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of -1.212 USD bn in 2011. KE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items 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: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. 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. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 120.62 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |