Kenya - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Kenya was ($2,512,243,000.00) as of 2010. Over the past 35 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $132,419,200.00 in 2003 and ($2,632,734,000.00) in 1998.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 ($214,892,900.00)
1976 ($118,502,400.00)
1977 $36,730,230.00
1978 ($659,234,200.00)
1979 ($492,791,500.00)
1980 ($876,258,200.00)
1981 ($561,591,700.00)
1982 ($305,337,900.00)
1983 ($47,252,320.00)
1984 ($126,891,600.00)
1985 ($115,018,700.00)
1986 ($44,990,240.00)
1987 ($502,051,400.00)
1988 ($471,288,300.00)
1989 ($590,420,200.00)
1990 ($527,083,700.00)
1991 ($213,320,800.00)
1992 ($180,154,300.00)
1993 ($261,869,200.00)
1994 ($448,915,500.00)
1995 ($1,578,241,000.00)
1996 ($961,189,700.00)
1997 ($1,790,669,000.00)
1998 ($2,632,734,000.00)
1999 ($2,365,219,000.00)
2000 ($199,391,600.00)
2001 ($320,276,800.00)
2002 ($117,669,100.00)
2003 $132,419,200.00
2004 ($131,773,000.00)
2005 ($252,316,700.00)
2006 ($510,433,500.00)
2007 ($1,032,048,000.00)
2008 ($1,982,596,000.00)
2009 ($1,688,506,000.00)
2010 ($2,512,243,000.00)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Kenya was -7.80 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 0.89 in 2003, while its lowest value was -18.68 in 1998.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 -6.59
1976 -3.41
1977 0.82
1978 -12.43
1979 -7.90
1980 -12.06
1981 -8.19
1982 -4.75
1983 -0.79
1984 -2.05
1985 -1.87
1986 -0.62
1987 -6.30
1988 -5.64
1989 -7.14
1990 -6.14
1991 -2.62
1992 -2.19
1993 -4.55
1994 -6.28
1995 -17.45
1996 -7.98
1997 -13.65
1998 -18.68
1999 -18.34
2000 -1.57
2001 -2.47
2002 -0.89
2003 0.89
2004 -0.82
2005 -1.35
2006 -2.27
2007 -3.79
2008 -6.50
2009 -5.52
2010 -7.80

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments