Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Kenya 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -64.6% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +522.1% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -67.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +362.8% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -79.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +718.8% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -95.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +417.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +168.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -58.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +111.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +1204.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +211.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +219.2% |
| 2021 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1204.2% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +718.8% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +522.1% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 116 Comoros 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 Morocco 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Azerbaijan 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 120 Kiribati 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 121 Guinea 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 122 Peru 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.