Kenya recorded a Current Account deficit of 4441.20 USD Million in January of 2021. source: Central Bank of Kenya

Current Account in Kenya averaged -1223.78 USD Million from 1994 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 159.86 USD Million in February of 2006 and a record low of -5987 USD Million in March of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Kenya Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Kenya Current Account - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2021.

Current Account in Kenya is expected to be -3800.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Current Account in Kenya to stand at -4200.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Kenya Current Account is projected to trend around -5000.00 USD Million in 2022 and -5400.00 USD Million in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Kenya Current Account

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4441.20 -4744.00 159.86 -5987.00 1994 - 2021 USD Million Monthly

Kenya Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -106410.30 -103947.00 -2175.00 -119463.00 Million KES [+]
Current Account -4441.20 -4744.00 159.86 -5987.00 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -4.80 -4.60 2.20 -12.20 percent [+]
Imports 160723.93 161455.69 168020.00 13453.00 million KES [+]
Exports 54314.00 57509.00 64484.00 9007.00 Million KES [+]
External Debt 3793.29 3771.81 3793.29 361.73 KES Billion [+]
Capital Flows -2558.30 -3404.60 2284.20 -6986.40 USD Million [+]
Remittances 278346.65 299579.26 299579.26 25154.00 USD Thousand [+]
Gold Reserves 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 Tonnes [+]
Terms Of Trade 68.00 68.00 100.00 68.00 points [+]
Terrorism Index 5.64 5.76 6.66 2.56 [+]
Tourist Arrivals 47406.00 31875.00 158949.00 12.00 [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 135897.00 164708.40 164708.40 871.00 KES Million [+]


Kenya Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).