Private capital flows, total in Kenya
Kenya: Private capital flows, total was 1.1% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Kenya, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.1% for private capital flows, total in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.6% on the previous year and up 408.6% over ten years.
That places Kenya 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Private capital flows, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2% | — |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +1152.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -90.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +114.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +78.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5505 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 71.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 168,201 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Kenya?
- Private capital flows, total in Kenya was 1.1% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for private capital flows, total?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 408.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.