Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Kenya
Kenya: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Kenya, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.0% on the previous year and up 376.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Kenya peaked at 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7,259 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 117th of 175 countries on this measure, 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$) … square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -82.71 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 217.23 current US$ per square kilometre | -362.7% |
| 1977 | 957.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +340.6% |
| 1978 | 490.59 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1979 | 93.3 current US$ per square kilometre | -81.0% |
| 1980 | 504.46 current US$ per square kilometre | +440.7% |
| 1981 | 744.9 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1982 | 340.23 current US$ per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1983 | 822.58 current US$ per square kilometre | +141.8% |
| 1984 | 687.02 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 1,355 current US$ per square kilometre | +97.2% |
| 1986 | 1,289 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 996.46 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 1,318 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 438.31 current US$ per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1990 | 1,104 current US$ per square kilometre | +152.0% |
| 1991 | 1,051 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 348.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -66.9% |
| 1993 | 2,453 current US$ per square kilometre | +604.4% |
| 1994 | 2,637 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1,550 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1996 | 362.7 current US$ per square kilometre | -76.6% |
| 1997 | 359.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 377.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 730.09 current US$ per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 2000 | -527.42 current US$ per square kilometre | -172.2% |
| 2001 | -1,192 current US$ per square kilometre | +126.0% |
| 2002 | -1,553 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2003 | -1,566 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -930.76 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2005 | -198.49 current US$ per square kilometre | -78.7% |
| 2006 | 1,092 current US$ per square kilometre | -650.2% |
| 2007 | 1,946 current US$ per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 2008 | 1,597 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2009 | -3,280 current US$ per square kilometre | -305.4% |
| 2010 | -3,194 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | -3,743 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2012 | -4,331 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2013 | -6,903 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 2014 | -7,259 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | -6,604 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 2,511 current US$ per square kilometre | -138.0% |
| 2017 | 1,151 current US$ per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2018 | 2,591 current US$ per square kilometre | +125.1% |
| 2019 | 4,165 current US$ per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 5,815 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre | +78.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,077 current US$ per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,050 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +650.2% | -198.49 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,092 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +604.4% | 348.22 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,453 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 335.13 current US$ per square kilometre | -82.71 current US$ per square kilometre | 957.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 849.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 340.23 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,355 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,097 current US$ per square kilometre | 348.22 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,637 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | -461.21 current US$ per square kilometre | -3,280 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,946 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,162 current US$ per square kilometre | -7,259 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,165 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,082 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,815 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 114 Gabon 11,532 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 10,893 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 116 Rwanda 10,881 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 118 Suriname 10,224 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Fiji 9,253 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 120 Colombia 7,956 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square in Kenya?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Kenya was 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10,350 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,259 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Kenya ranks 117th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.5%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.