Kenya - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Kenya was -8.48 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.81 in 1993 and a minimum value of -23.81 in 1975.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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

See also:

Year Value
1961 1.95
1962 1.90
1963 -3.03
1964 8.78
1965 1.97
1966 17.37
1967 1.67
1968 7.43
1969 2.35
1970 17.81
1971 16.19
1972 -16.01
1973 -1.54
1974 19.88
1975 -23.81
1976 -2.65
1977 18.30
1978 27.45
1979 -19.03
1980 9.99
1981 -21.04
1982 -16.13
1983 -18.40
1984 17.87
1985 -7.12
1986 16.84
1987 13.29
1988 9.03
1989 9.77
1990 3.38
1991 -4.48
1992 -2.34
1993 33.81
1994 16.82
1995 17.49
1996 1.82
1997 10.55
1998 4.68
1999 -1.48
2000 1.92
2001 19.47
2002 -11.29
2003 -0.06
2004 12.30
2005 14.94
2006 25.32
2007 4.41
2008 12.74
2009 8.35
2010 10.32
2011 13.76
2012 0.43
2013 2.02
2014 11.38
2015 -4.63
2016 -7.41
2017 12.42
2018 1.43
2019 1.81
2020 -8.48

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts