SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 1.77 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.77 units per person for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 61.9% on the previous year and up 691.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Kenya peaked at 9.21 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Kenya 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.5119 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.02 units per person | +98.3% |
| 1972 | 1.4 units per person | +37.7% |
| 1973 | 1.35 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1423 units per person | -89.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2783 units per person | +95.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1985 units per person | -28.7% |
| 1977 | 0.998 units per person | +402.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7339 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1979 | 5.31 units per person | +623.3% |
| 1980 | 1.26 units per person | -76.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5662 units per person | -55.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8125 units per person | +43.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9324 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1161 units per person | -87.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0406 units per person | -65.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4959 units per person | +1120.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5525 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0206 units per person | -96.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3951 units per person | +1817.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1206 units per person | -69.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0402 units per person | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 0.023 units per person | -42.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0326 units per person | +42.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0184 units per person | -43.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 units per person | -60.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 units per person | +170.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0178 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 units per person | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0577 units per person | +299.0% |
| 2000 | 0.007 units per person | -87.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0247 units per person | +254.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0186 units per person | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0406 units per person | +118.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 units per person | -72.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -97.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 units per person | +3125.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 units per person | -68.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0506 units per person | +1732.8% |
| 2009 | 5.53 units per person | +10839.4% |
| 2010 | 4.97 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2575 units per person | -94.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1356 units per person | -47.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4393 units per person | +224.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1947 units per person | -55.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2231 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4331 units per person | +94.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2063 units per person | -52.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3627 units per person | +75.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8335 units per person | +129.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3496 units per person | -58.1% |
| 2021 | 9.21 units per person | +2534.9% |
| 2022 | 7.87 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 6.38 units per person | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 4.63 units per person | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 1.77 units per person | -61.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.77 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.37 units per person, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.77 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 units per person, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +10839.4% | 0.0506 units per person | 5.53 units per person |
| 2006 | +3125.4% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0089 units per person |
| 2021 | +2534.9% | 0.3496 units per person | 9.21 units per person |
| 1989 | +1817.9% | 0.0206 units per person | 0.3951 units per person |
| 2008 | +1732.8% | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0506 units per person |
| 1986 | +1120.9% | 0.0406 units per person | 0.4959 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 units per person | 0.1423 units per person | 5.31 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.519 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 1.26 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.1206 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5699 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 5.53 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8057 units per person | 0.1356 units per person | 4.97 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 units per person | 0.3496 units per person | 9.21 units per person | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 48.09 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Kenya?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Kenya was 1.77 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.21 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 691.6%. 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 SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.