Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Kenya
Kenya: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 546.71 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 546.71 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 56.5% on the previous year and up 2,208.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 1,517 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.88 million USD, in 1996.
Kenya ranks 59th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.9301 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 0.4521 million USD | -148.6% |
| 1992 | -0.2155 million USD | -147.7% |
| 1993 | 9.14 million USD | -4343.4% |
| 1994 | 2.55 million USD | -72.1% |
| 1995 | 28.3 million USD | +1009.5% |
| 1996 | -5.88 million USD | -120.8% |
| 1997 | 4.32 million USD | -173.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0193 million USD | -99.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 million USD | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.022 million USD | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0224 million USD | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 16.46 million USD | +73549.7% |
| 2003 | 4.18 million USD | -74.6% |
| 2004 | 8.66 million USD | +107.1% |
| 2005 | 17.29 million USD | +99.6% |
| 2006 | 37.85 million USD | +119.0% |
| 2007 | 18.18 million USD | -52.0% |
| 2008 | 11.31 million USD | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 29.23 million USD | +158.5% |
| 2010 | 29.17 million USD | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.46 million USD | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 27.76 million USD | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 23.68 million USD | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 16.84 million USD | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 14.91 million USD | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 10.96 million USD | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 12.56 million USD | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 9.78 million USD | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 9.04 million USD | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1,083 million USD | +11878.4% |
| 2021 | 1,517 million USD | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 1,255 million USD | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 546.71 million USD | -56.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 546.71 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.32 million USD, 20.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 546.71 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2961 million USD, 1846.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +73549.7% | 0.0224 million USD | 16.46 million USD |
| 2020 | +11878.4% | 9.04 million USD | 1,083 million USD |
| 1993 | +4343.4% | -0.2155 million USD | 9.14 million USD |
| 1995 | +1009.5% | 2.55 million USD | 28.3 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.78 million USD | -5.88 million USD | 28.3 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.32 million USD | 0.022 million USD | 37.85 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.62 million USD | 9.04 million USD | 31.46 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,101 million USD | 546.71 million USD | 1,517 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Kenya was 546.71 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,517 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.88 million USD in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,208.8%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.