Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 112.97 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kenya, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 112.97 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.6% on the previous year and up 326.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Kenya peaked at 112.97 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -89.71 current US$ per person, in 2014.
That places Kenya 130th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -3.48 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 8.86 current US$ per person | -354.3% |
| 1977 | 37.76 current US$ per person | +326.2% |
| 1978 | 18.7 current US$ per person | -50.5% |
| 1979 | 3.43 current US$ per person | -81.6% |
| 1980 | 17.92 current US$ per person | +421.9% |
| 1981 | 25.54 current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 1982 | 11.25 current US$ per person | -55.9% |
| 1983 | 26.23 current US$ per person | +133.1% |
| 1984 | 21.12 current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 40.16 current US$ per person | +90.1% |
| 1986 | 36.86 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 27.51 current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 1988 | 35.12 current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1989 | 11.28 current US$ per person | -67.9% |
| 1990 | 27.46 current US$ per person | +143.5% |
| 1991 | 25.3 current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 8.13 current US$ per person | -67.9% |
| 1993 | 55.58 current US$ per person | +583.7% |
| 1994 | 58.04 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 33.15 current US$ per person | -42.9% |
| 1996 | 7.55 current US$ per person | -77.2% |
| 1997 | 7.27 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 7.44 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 13.97 current US$ per person | +87.8% |
| 2000 | -9.8 current US$ per person | -170.1% |
| 2001 | -21.45 current US$ per person | +119.0% |
| 2002 | -27.08 current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 2003 | -26.48 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | -15.26 current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 2005 | -3.16 current US$ per person | -79.3% |
| 2006 | 16.84 current US$ per person | -633.7% |
| 2007 | 29.11 current US$ per person | +72.9% |
| 2008 | 23.18 current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2009 | -46.19 current US$ per person | -299.3% |
| 2010 | -43.69 current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | -49.82 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2012 | -56.16 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2013 | -87.33 current US$ per person | +55.5% |
| 2014 | -89.71 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | -80.09 current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 29.89 current US$ per person | -137.3% |
| 2017 | 13.45 current US$ per person | -55.0% |
| 2018 | 29.77 current US$ per person | +121.3% |
| 2019 | 47.09 current US$ per person | +58.2% |
| 2020 | 64.68 current US$ per person | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 112.97 current US$ per person | +74.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 112.97 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187.45 current US$ per person, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 112.97 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +633.7% | -3.16 current US$ per person | 16.84 current US$ per person |
| 1993 | +583.7% | 8.13 current US$ per person | 55.58 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.05 current US$ per person | -3.48 current US$ per person | 37.76 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.3 current US$ per person | 11.25 current US$ per person | 40.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.39 current US$ per person | 7.27 current US$ per person | 58.04 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -8.03 current US$ per person | -46.19 current US$ per person | 29.11 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -28.66 current US$ per person | -89.71 current US$ per person | 47.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.82 current US$ per person | 64.68 current US$ per person | 112.97 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 127 Papua New Guinea 150.57 current US$ per person compare
- 128 Pakistan 145.15 current US$ per person compare
- 129 Benin 128.69 current US$ per person compare
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 110.86 current US$ per person compare
- 132 Comoros 108.48 current US$ per person compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 100.9 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Kenya?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Kenya was 112.97 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 112.97 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.71 current US$ per person in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 130th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.