Kenya - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Kenya was ($3,330,664,000.00) as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $284,643,200.00 in 1993 and ($4,308,112,000.00) in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 ($20,370,000.00)
1961 $12,586,000.00
1962 $16,603,990.00
1963 $28,447,990.00
1964 $41,720,000.00
1965 $6,999,997.00
1966 $17,919,990.00
1967 ($11,200,000.00)
1968 $1,400,000.00
1969 $20,999,990.00
1970 ($13,440,000.00)
1971 ($116,480,200.00)
1972 ($45,079,980.00)
1973 ($31,906,820.00)
1974 ($214,479,600.00)
1975 ($152,794,800.00)
1976 $24,142,300.00
1977 $151,270,600.00
1978 ($517,247,200.00)
1979 ($365,202,200.00)
1980 ($463,735,300.00)
1981 ($230,339,900.00)
1982 ($315,199,900.00)
1983 ($135,299,900.00)
1984 ($328,400,200.00)
1985 ($297,400,300.00)
1986 ($292,799,900.00)
1987 ($405,899,900.00)
1988 ($437,199,900.00)
1989 ($586,492,000.00)
1990 ($484,139,100.00)
1991 ($123,458,300.00)
1992 ($33,714,950.00)
1993 $284,643,200.00
1994 $201,180,000.00
1995 ($593,651,000.00)
1996 ($832,476,500.00)
1997 ($1,139,015,000.00)
1998 ($1,206,200,000.00)
1999 ($841,700,000.00)
2000 ($1,286,122,000.00)
2001 ($1,309,519,000.00)
2002 ($707,000,000.00)
2003 ($888,053,200.00)
2004 ($1,007,051,000.00)
2005 ($1,397,998,000.00)
2006 ($2,226,005,000.00)
2007 ($2,974,440,000.00)
2008 ($4,308,112,000.00)
2009 ($3,809,752,000.00)
2010 ($3,330,664,000.00)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Kenya was -263,899,000,000.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,509,690,000.00 in 1993 and a minimum value of -298,015,000,000.00 in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 -145,500,000.00
1961 89,900,030.00
1962 118,599,900.00
1963 203,200,000.00
1964 298,000,100.00
1965 50,000,000.00
1966 128,000,000.00
1967 -80,000,000.00
1968 10,000,000.00
1969 150,000,000.00
1970 -96,000,000.00
1971 -832,002,000.00
1972 -322,000,000.00
1973 -223,998,000.00
1974 -1,531,998,000.00
1975 -1,122,001,000.00
1976 202,002,000.00
1977 1,252,000,000.00
1978 -3,998,000,000.00
1979 -2,730,000,000.00
1980 -3,441,004,000.00
1981 -2,084,000,000.00
1982 -3,442,708,000.00
1983 -1,801,045,000.00
1984 -4,733,528,000.00
1985 -4,886,911,000.00
1986 -4,750,883,000.00
1987 -6,678,880,000.00
1988 -7,759,030,000.00
1989 -12,082,190,000.00
1990 -11,070,410,000.00
1991 -3,395,818,000.00
1992 -1,084,657,000.00
1993 16,509,690,000.00
1994 11,276,260,000.00
1995 -30,531,330,000.00
1996 -47,546,900,000.00
1997 -66,896,620,000.00
1998 -72,818,290,000.00
1999 -59,193,390,000.00
2000 -98,079,650,000.00
2001 -102,876,000,000.00
2002 -55,669,180,000.00
2003 -67,438,760,000.00
2004 -79,728,210,000.00
2005 -105,624,000,000.00
2006 -160,497,000,000.00
2007 -200,232,000,000.00
2008 -298,015,000,000.00
2009 -294,692,000,000.00
2010 -263,899,000,000.00

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Kenya was -178,074,000,000.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 149,432,000,000.00 in 1993 and a minimum value of -213,133,000,000.00 in 2009.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 -17,410,900,000.00
1961 -12,850,030,000.00
1962 -8,148,641,000.00
1963 -3,797,538,000.00
1964 -2,461,468,000.00
1965 -13,819,450,000.00
1966 -11,422,690,000.00
1967 -24,450,140,000.00
1968 -17,391,530,000.00
1969 -4,260,717,000.00
1970 -37,415,310,000.00
1971 -69,427,860,000.00
1972 -45,931,280,000.00
1973 -23,961,760,000.00
1974 -39,427,900,000.00
1975 1,793,048,000.00
1976 12,244,370,000.00
1977 -21,986,800,000.00
1978 -90,293,530,000.00
1979 -37,593,690,000.00
1980 -52,030,160,000.00
1981 562,398,500.00
1982 46,196,040,000.00
1983 77,067,980,000.00
1984 50,263,860,000.00
1985 80,017,620,000.00
1986 75,316,700,000.00
1987 48,566,140,000.00
1988 40,446,460,000.00
1989 43,333,500,000.00
1990 106,838,000,000.00
1991 114,906,000,000.00
1992 118,336,000,000.00
1993 149,432,000,000.00
1994 82,648,760,000.00
1995 -30,017,150,000.00
1996 -17,784,000,000.00
1997 -68,709,000,000.00
1998 -91,700,000,000.00
1999 -69,186,000,000.00
2000 -72,197,000,000.00
2001 -120,727,000,000.00
2002 -65,668,000,000.00
2003 -48,084,000,000.00
2004 -53,223,000,000.00
2005 -77,375,000,000.00
2006 -140,178,000,000.00
2007 -167,866,000,000.00
2008 -176,832,000,000.00
2009 -213,133,000,000.00
2010 -178,074,000,000.00

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Kenya was -10.34 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.95 in 1993, while its lowest value was -14.12 in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 -2.57
1961 1.59
1962 1.91
1963 3.07
1964 4.18
1965 0.70
1966 1.54
1967 -0.91
1968 0.10
1969 1.44
1970 -0.84
1971 -6.55
1972 -2.14
1973 -1.28
1974 -7.22
1975 -4.69
1976 0.69
1977 3.37
1978 -9.75
1979 -5.86
1980 -6.38
1981 -3.36
1982 -4.90
1983 -2.26
1984 -5.30
1985 -4.85
1986 -4.04
1987 -5.09
1988 -5.23
1989 -7.09
1990 -5.64
1991 -1.51
1992 -0.41
1993 4.95
1994 2.81
1995 -6.56
1996 -6.91
1997 -8.68
1998 -8.56
1999 -6.53
2000 -10.13
2001 -10.08
2002 -5.38
2003 -5.96
2004 -6.26
2005 -7.46
2006 -9.89
2007 -10.92
2008 -14.12
2009 -12.46
2010 -10.34

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts