Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA) in Kenya
Kenya: Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA) was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Kenya, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU; from SNA.
Analysis
In 2011, subsidies in Kenya stood at 0 current LCU; from SNA. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Kenya peaked at 8.40 billion current LCU; from SNA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU; from SNA, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 14th of 24 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.
Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current LCU; from SNA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 12.00 million current LCU; from SNA | — |
| 1980 | 14.00 million current LCU; from SNA | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 24.00 million current LCU; from SNA | +71.4% |
| 1982 | 31.60 million current LCU; from SNA | +31.7% |
| 1983 | 33.40 million current LCU; from SNA | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 36.20 million current LCU; from SNA | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 19.80 million current LCU; from SNA | -45.3% |
| 1986 | 11.60 million current LCU; from SNA | -41.4% |
| 1987 | 13.40 million current LCU; from SNA | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 2.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -85.1% |
| 1989 | 1.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 2.00 million current LCU; from SNA | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million current LCU; from SNA | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million current LCU; from SNA | +46.0% |
| 1994 | 21.20 million current LCU; from SNA | +1352.1% |
| 1995 | 21.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -95.2% |
| 1997 | 31.00 million current LCU; from SNA | +3000.0% |
| 1998 | 49.80 million current LCU; from SNA | +60.6% |
| 1999 | 119.37 million current LCU; from SNA | +139.7% |
| 2000 | 200.07 million current LCU; from SNA | +67.6% |
| 2001 | 2.31 billion current LCU; from SNA | +1055.6% |
| 2002 | 5.49 billion current LCU; from SNA | +137.4% |
| 2003 | 8.40 billion current LCU; from SNA | +53.1% |
| 2004 | 5.25 billion current LCU; from SNA | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 335.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -93.6% |
| 2006 | 233.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 40.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -82.8% |
| 2008 | 36.00 million current LCU; from SNA | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 39.00 million current LCU; from SNA | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0 current LCU; from SNA | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 current LCU; from SNA | — |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 current LCU; from SNA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 170.00 million current LCU; from SNA. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 current LCU; from SNA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 122.00 million current LCU; from SNA. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +3000.0% | 1.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 31.00 million current LCU; from SNA |
| 1994 | +1352.1% | 1.46 million current LCU; from SNA | 21.20 million current LCU; from SNA |
| 2001 | +1055.6% | 200.07 million current LCU; from SNA | 2.31 billion current LCU; from SNA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 12.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 12.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.70 million current LCU; from SNA | 1.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 36.20 million current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.90 million current LCU; from SNA | 1.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 119.37 million current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 billion current LCU; from SNA | 36.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 8.40 billion current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Botswana 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 12 Namibia 244.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 13 Mozambique 170.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Chad 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Comoros 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Congo 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Eritrea 0 current LCU; from SNA
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current LCU; from SNA
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Kenya?
- Subsidies in Kenya was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.40 billion current LCU; from SNA in 2003.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for subsidies?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.