Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita was 215.39 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Kenya, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Kenya is 215.39 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Kenya peaked at 215.39 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.14 current US$ per person, in 1965.
Kenya ranks 151st of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.14 current US$ per person | — |
| 1966 | 5.39 current US$ per person | +152.4% |
| 1967 | 7.5 current US$ per person | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 9.51 current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 15.51 current US$ per person | +63.1% |
| 1970 | 19.34 current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 14.5 current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 16.55 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 18.44 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 14.79 current US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 12.83 current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 19.74 current US$ per person | +53.8% |
| 1977 | 36.2 current US$ per person | +83.4% |
| 1978 | 23.61 current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 1979 | 40.6 current US$ per person | +72.0% |
| 1980 | 30.7 current US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1981 | 13.92 current US$ per person | -54.6% |
| 1982 | 12.3 current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 21.07 current US$ per person | +71.3% |
| 1984 | 21.05 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 20.34 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 20.77 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 12.41 current US$ per person | -40.3% |
| 1988 | 12.35 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 12.87 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 8.97 current US$ per person | -30.3% |
| 1991 | 4.95 current US$ per person | -44.9% |
| 1992 | 2.17 current US$ per person | -56.1% |
| 1993 | 16.15 current US$ per person | +643.3% |
| 1994 | 21.56 current US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 1995 | 13.29 current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 1996 | 27.3 current US$ per person | +105.5% |
| 1997 | 28.04 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 27.11 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 26.62 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 29.3 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 33.68 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 32.73 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 44.04 current US$ per person | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 43.77 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 50.25 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 65.46 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 88.21 current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 73.42 current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 95.25 current US$ per person | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 103.85 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 99.73 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 130.13 current US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 146.67 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 170.98 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 159.58 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 156.9 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 148.88 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 162.6 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 178.01 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 158.88 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 178.32 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 146.88 current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 132.65 current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 178.35 current US$ per person | +34.5% |
| 2025 | 215.39 current US$ per person | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.01 current US$ per person | 2.14 current US$ per person | 15.51 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 21.66 current US$ per person | 12.83 current US$ per person | 40.6 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.78 current US$ per person | 12.3 current US$ per person | 30.7 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.62 current US$ per person | 2.17 current US$ per person | 28.04 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.61 current US$ per person | 29.3 current US$ per person | 95.25 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.73 current US$ per person | 99.73 current US$ per person | 178.01 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 168.41 current US$ per person | 132.65 current US$ per person | 215.39 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 249.59 current US$ per person compare
- 149 Gambia 227.84 current US$ per person compare
- 150 Afghanistan 215.5 current US$ per person compare
- 152 Zambia 191.88 current US$ per person compare
- 153 Nigeria 181.09 current US$ per person compare
- 154 Cameroon 173.79 current US$ per person 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0912 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 264.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 14.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 34,254 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Kenya?
- Total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Kenya was 215.39 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 215.39 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 current US$ per person in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 151st out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves minus gold International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.