Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Kenya
Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 45.2%
World rank
98th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
-5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
49
1975–2023
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Kenya, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Kenya is 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.2% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Kenya peaked at 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2018.
Kenya ranks 98th of 188 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.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Kenya, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 7.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +215.9% |
| 1977 | 4.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1978 | 4.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 10.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +152.8% |
| 1980 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -81.7% |
| 1981 | 10.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +443.3% |
| 1982 | 16.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +64.1% |
| 1983 | 25.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1984 | 12.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 1985 | 9.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 8.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 54.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +523.7% |
| 1988 | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -92.9% |
| 1989 | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1990 | -0.7778 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -132.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -145.2% |
| 1992 | -0.1669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -147.5% |
| 1993 | 4.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3035.6% |
| 1994 | 1.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 1995 | 19.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1077.4% |
| 1996 | 4.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -75.7% |
| 1997 | 10.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +115.8% |
| 1998 | 21.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +103.7% |
| 1999 | 43.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +102.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +74058.2% |
| 2003 | 3.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 2004 | 7.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +112.8% |
| 2005 | 17.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +119.4% |
| 2006 | 42.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +147.3% |
| 2007 | 63.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 76.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 80.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -96.6% |
| 2011 | 151.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5349.7% |
| 2012 | 418.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +177.2% |
| 2013 | 348.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 131.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -62.2% |
| 2015 | 423.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +221.0% |
| 2016 | 204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 191.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2018 | -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -102.9% |
| 2019 | 64.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1253.2% |
| 2020 | 657.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +922.0% |
| 2021 | 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +110.4% |
| 2022 | 931.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2023 | 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -45.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 11.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +74058.2% | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +5349.7% | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 151.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +3035.6% | -0.1669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +1253.2% | -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 64.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +1077.4% | 1.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +922.0% | 64.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 657.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7778 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 43.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 80.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 193.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 423.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 870.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 95 Comoros 592.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Dominica 534.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 97 Palestine, State of 524.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 99 Rwanda 505.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 100 Mexico 414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 101 Egypt 392.18 BoP, 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Kenya?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Kenya was 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Kenya rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Kenya ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.