Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Kenya
Kenya: Net financial flows, RDB concessional was 26.98 million NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Kenya, 1982–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics. Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, rdb concessional in Kenya is 26.98 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb concessional in Kenya peaked at 247.23 million NFL, current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.72 million NFL, current US$, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 18th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Kenya, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 968,261 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 883,292 NFL, current US$ | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.26 million NFL, current US$ | +43.0% |
| 1985 | 4.68 million NFL, current US$ | +270.5% |
| 1986 | 7.63 million NFL, current US$ | +63.0% |
| 1987 | 6.44 million NFL, current US$ | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 5.13 million NFL, current US$ | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 30.03 million NFL, current US$ | +485.3% |
| 1990 | 12.43 million NFL, current US$ | -58.6% |
| 1991 | 12.96 million NFL, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 14.96 million NFL, current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 7.01 million NFL, current US$ | -53.2% |
| 1994 | 14.98 million NFL, current US$ | +113.8% |
| 1995 | 12.52 million NFL, current US$ | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 24.28 million NFL, current US$ | +93.9% |
| 1997 | 41.96 million NFL, current US$ | +72.8% |
| 1998 | 7.05 million NFL, current US$ | -83.2% |
| 1999 | 3.52 million NFL, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million NFL, current US$ | -54.6% |
| 2001 | 7.09 million NFL, current US$ | +343.1% |
| 2002 | -1.03 million NFL, current US$ | -114.5% |
| 2003 | -2.72 million NFL, current US$ | +163.8% |
| 2004 | 16.62 million NFL, current US$ | -711.3% |
| 2005 | 18.68 million NFL, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 7.59 million NFL, current US$ | -59.4% |
| 2007 | 24.77 million NFL, current US$ | +226.4% |
| 2008 | 28.89 million NFL, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 53.95 million NFL, current US$ | +86.8% |
| 2010 | 83.67 million NFL, current US$ | +55.1% |
| 2011 | 122.58 million NFL, current US$ | +46.5% |
| 2012 | 187.53 million NFL, current US$ | +53.0% |
| 2013 | 243.26 million NFL, current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 224.59 million NFL, current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 247.23 million NFL, current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 186.16 million NFL, current US$ | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 184.92 million NFL, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 172.28 million NFL, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 71.64 million NFL, current US$ | -58.4% |
| 2020 | 37.20 million NFL, current US$ | -48.1% |
| 2021 | 27.53 million NFL, current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 23.64 million NFL, current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 28.28 million NFL, current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 26.98 million NFL, current US$ | -4.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 26.98 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 674,478 NFL, current US$, 40.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +711.3% | -2.72 million NFL, current US$ | 16.62 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1989 | +485.3% | 5.13 million NFL, current US$ | 30.03 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.13 million NFL, current US$ | 883,292 NFL, current US$ | 30.03 million NFL, current US$ | 8 |
| 1990s | 15.17 million NFL, current US$ | 3.52 million NFL, current US$ | 41.96 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.54 million NFL, current US$ | -2.72 million NFL, current US$ | 53.95 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.39 million NFL, current US$ | 71.64 million NFL, current US$ | 247.23 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.73 million NFL, current US$ | 23.64 million NFL, current US$ | 37.20 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 15 Madagascar 38.85 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 37.78 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 28.54 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 19 Guinea 14.24 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 14.15 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 21 Liberia 13.04 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Kenya
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -18.53 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.3284 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 23.21 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 820.39 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 14.54 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0068 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 869.28 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 25.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, rdb concessional in Kenya?
- Net financial flows, rdb concessional in Kenya was 26.98 million NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics.
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb concessional recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 247.23 million NFL, current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb concessional recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.72 million NFL, current US$ in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for net financial flows, rdb concessional?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, rdb concessional rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, published as part of Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.