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Current account to GDP in Kenya

Latest: -2.1%
Previous: -1.8%
Change: -0.37 (-20.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Current account to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Current account to GDP in Kenya
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	-6.6%
Dec 31, 1976	-3.4%
Dec 31, 1977	0.8%
Dec 31, 1978	-12.4%
Dec 31, 1979	-7.9%
Dec 31, 1980	-12.1%
Dec 31, 1981	-8.2%
Dec 31, 1982	-4.7%
Dec 31, 1983	-0.8%
Dec 31, 1984	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1985	-1.9%
Dec 31, 1986	-0.6%
Dec 31, 1987	-6.3%
Dec 31, 1988	-5.6%
Dec 31, 1989	-7.1%
Dec 31, 1990	-6.1%
Dec 31, 1991	-2.6%
Dec 31, 1992	-2.2%
Dec 31, 1993	-4.6%
Dec 31, 1994	-6.3%
Dec 31, 1995	-17.4%
Dec 31, 1996	-8.0%
Dec 31, 1997	-13.7%
Dec 31, 1998	-18.7%
Dec 31, 1999	-18.3%
Dec 31, 2000	-1.6%
Dec 31, 2001	-2.5%
Dec 31, 2002	-0.9%
Dec 31, 2003	0.9%
Dec 31, 2004	-0.8%
Dec 31, 2005	-1.3%
Dec 31, 2006	-2.0%
Dec 31, 2007	-3.2%
Dec 31, 2008	-5.5%
Dec 31, 2009	-4.0%
Dec 31, 2010	-5.2%
Dec 31, 2011	-8.1%
Dec 31, 2012	-7.5%
Dec 31, 2013	-7.9%
Dec 31, 2014	-9.3%
Dec 31, 2015	-6.3%
Dec 31, 2016	-5.4%
Dec 31, 2017	-7.0%
Dec 31, 2018	-5.4%
Dec 31, 2019	-5.2%
Dec 31, 2020	-3.3%
Dec 31, 2021	-4.6%
Dec 31, 2022	-4.2%
Dec 31, 2023	-2.8%
Dec 31, 2024	-1.8%
Dec 31, 2025	-2.1%

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