SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 2.42 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.42 units per person for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 60.0% on the previous year and up 682.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Kenya peaked at 12.89 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, US dollar, 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 | 1.1 units per person | +115.3% |
| 1972 | 1.52 units per person | +37.7% |
| 1973 | 1.63 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1742 units per person | -89.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3258 units per person | +87.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2306 units per person | -29.2% |
| 1977 | 1.21 units per person | +425.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9561 units per person | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 6.99 units per person | +631.4% |
| 1980 | 1.6 units per person | -77.1% |
| 1981 | 0.659 units per person | -58.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8963 units per person | +36.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9762 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1138 units per person | -88.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0446 units per person | -60.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6066 units per person | +1259.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7838 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0277 units per person | -96.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5193 units per person | +1773.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1715 units per person | -67.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0575 units per person | -66.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0316 units per person | -45.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0448 units per person | +42.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0268 units per person | -40.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0108 units per person | -59.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0282 units per person | +162.0% |
| 1997 | 0.024 units per person | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0791 units per person | +288.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 units per person | -88.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0311 units per person | +242.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 units per person | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0603 units per person | +138.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 units per person | -71.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | -97.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0133 units per person | +3295.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 units per person | -67.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0779 units per person | +1686.4% |
| 2009 | 8.68 units per person | +11034.2% |
| 2010 | 7.66 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3954 units per person | -94.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2084 units per person | -47.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6765 units per person | +224.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2821 units per person | -58.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3092 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5822 units per person | +88.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2937 units per person | -49.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5044 units per person | +71.7% |
| 2019 | 1.15 units per person | +128.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5035 units per person | -56.3% |
| 2021 | 12.89 units per person | +2460.5% |
| 2022 | 10.47 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 8.56 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 6.04 units per person | -29.4% |
| 2025 | 2.42 units per person | -60.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.42 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.46 units per person, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.42 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.59 units per person, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 | +11034.2% | 0.0779 units per person | 8.68 units per person |
| 2006 | +3295.0% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0133 units per person |
| 2021 | +2460.5% | 0.5035 units per person | 12.89 units per person |
| 1989 | +1773.0% | 0.0277 units per person | 0.5193 units per person |
| 2008 | +1686.4% | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0779 units per person |
| 1986 | +1259.6% | 0.0446 units per person | 0.6066 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 | 1.47 units per person | 0.1742 units per person | 6.99 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6232 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 1.6 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0495 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 0.1715 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8916 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 8.68 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 units per person | 0.2084 units per person | 7.66 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.81 units per person | 0.5035 units per person | 12.89 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, 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 48.09 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Kenya?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Kenya was 2.42 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.89 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 682.3%. 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, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.