Subsidies in Kenya
Kenya: Subsidies was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Kenya, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies in Kenya is 0 current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Kenya peaked at 110.66 million current US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Subsidies in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.61 million current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 1.89 million current US$ | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 2.65 million current US$ | +40.6% |
| 1982 | 2.89 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 2.51 million current US$ | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 2.51 million current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.20 million current US$ | -52.0% |
| 1986 | 714,913 current US$ | -40.7% |
| 1987 | 814,367 current US$ | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 112,694 current US$ | -86.2% |
| 1989 | 48,609 current US$ | -56.9% |
| 1990 | 87,280 current US$ | +79.6% |
| 1991 | 43,624 current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 31,040 current US$ | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 25,172 current US$ | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 378,230 current US$ | +1402.6% |
| 1995 | 408,323 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 17,509 current US$ | -95.7% |
| 1997 | 527,823 current US$ | +2914.6% |
| 1998 | 824,958 current US$ | +56.3% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million current US$ | +105.8% |
| 2000 | 2.63 million current US$ | +54.7% |
| 2001 | 29.43 million current US$ | +1020.5% |
| 2002 | 69.70 million current US$ | +136.9% |
| 2003 | 110.66 million current US$ | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 66.33 million current US$ | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 4.43 million current US$ | -93.3% |
| 2006 | 3.23 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 594,198 current US$ | -81.6% |
| 2008 | 520,417 current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 504,189 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 current US$ | — |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.15 million current US$. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.22 million current US$. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +2914.6% | 17,509 current US$ | 527,823 current US$ |
| 1994 | +1402.6% | 25,172 current US$ | 378,230 current US$ |
| 2001 | +1020.5% | 2.63 million current US$ | 29.43 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.61 million current US$ | 1.61 million current US$ | 1.61 million current US$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million current US$ | 48,609 current US$ | 2.89 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 404,134 current US$ | 17,509 current US$ | 1.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.80 million current US$ | 504,189 current US$ | 110.66 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Sierra Leone 13.51 million current US$ compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 11.20 million current US$ compare
- 13 Mozambique 7.15 million current US$ compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Chad 0 current US$
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$
- 14 Congo 0 current US$
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$
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$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Kenya?
- Subsidies in Kenya was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 110.66 million current US$ in 2003.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ 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 country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). 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 U.S. dollars.