Kenya - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Kenya was -4.749 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 0.888 in 2003, while its lowest value was -18.680 in 1998.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | -6.593 |
| 1976 | -3.411 |
| 1977 | 0.817 |
| 1978 | -12.430 |
| 1979 | -7.904 |
| 1980 | -12.061 |
| 1981 | -8.193 |
| 1982 | -4.747 |
| 1983 | -0.790 |
| 1984 | -2.049 |
| 1985 | -1.875 |
| 1986 | -0.621 |
| 1987 | -6.299 |
| 1988 | -5.641 |
| 1989 | -7.128 |
| 1990 | -6.149 |
| 1991 | -2.617 |
| 1992 | -2.195 |
| 1993 | -4.553 |
| 1994 | -6.280 |
| 1995 | -17.446 |
| 1996 | -7.979 |
| 1997 | -13.653 |
| 1998 | -18.680 |
| 1999 | -18.341 |
| 2000 | -1.569 |
| 2001 | -2.466 |
| 2002 | -0.895 |
| 2003 | 0.888 |
| 2004 | -0.819 |
| 2005 | -1.347 |
| 2006 | -1.976 |
| 2007 | -3.229 |
| 2008 | -5.523 |
| 2009 | -3.987 |
| 2010 | -5.217 |
| 2011 | -8.149 |
| 2012 | -7.476 |
| 2013 | -7.851 |
| 2014 | -9.340 |
| 2015 | -6.305 |
| 2016 | -5.397 |
| 2017 | -7.041 |
| 2018 | -5.459 |
| 2019 | -5.258 |
| 2020 | -4.749 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
