Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 587.54 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 587.54 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 60.9% on the previous year and up 2,457.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 1,840 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.69 million USD, in 1996.
Kenya ranks 62nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.4426 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 0.2 million USD | -145.2% |
| 1992 | -0.095 million USD | -147.5% |
| 1993 | 2.79 million USD | -3035.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9644 million USD | -65.4% |
| 1995 | 13.2 million USD | +1268.7% |
| 1996 | -2.69 million USD | -120.4% |
| 1997 | 2.15 million USD | -179.8% |
| 1998 | 0.01 million USD | -99.5% |
| 1999 | 0.01 million USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 million USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 million USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.42 million USD | +74076.9% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million USD | -72.0% |
| 2004 | 4.42 million USD | +112.8% |
| 2005 | 9.69 million USD | +119.4% |
| 2006 | 23.96 million USD | +147.3% |
| 2007 | 13.33 million USD | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 9.29 million USD | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 23.98 million USD | +158.2% |
| 2010 | 23.75 million USD | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 25.15 million USD | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 25.73 million USD | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 22.97 million USD | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 17.22 million USD | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 14.91 million USD | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 11.22 million USD | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 13.57 million USD | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 11.25 million USD | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 10.77 million USD | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1,297 million USD | +11944.5% |
| 2021 | 1,840 million USD | +41.8% |
| 2022 | 1,502 million USD | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 587.54 million USD | -60.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 587.54 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32 million USD, 18.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 587.54 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3814 million USD, 1540.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +74076.9% | 0.01 million USD | 7.42 million USD |
| 2020 | +11944.5% | 10.77 million USD | 1,297 million USD |
| 1993 | +3035.6% | -0.095 million USD | 2.79 million USD |
| 1995 | +1268.7% | 0.9644 million USD | 13.2 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 million USD | -2.69 million USD | 13.2 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.42 million USD | 0.01 million USD | 23.98 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.65 million USD | 10.77 million USD | 25.73 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,307 million USD | 587.54 million USD | 1,840 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Kenya was 587.54 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,840 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 million USD in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,457.7%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ 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$ 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.