Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Kenya
Kenya: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 1,504 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Kenya is 1,504 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Kenya peaked at 1,597 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2 million USD, in 1993.
That places Kenya 85th out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21 million USD | 2 million USD | 57.1 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 308.03 million USD | 5.3 million USD | 1,491 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 784.78 million USD | 417.21 million USD | 1,255 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,504 million USD | 1,406 million USD | 1,597 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -5.99 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.07 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,908 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 7.12 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 109.76 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,908 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Kenya?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Kenya was 1,504 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,597 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 million USD in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Kenya ranks 85th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.