Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Kenya
Kenya: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Kenya, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Kenya peaked at 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,714 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 134th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10,815 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 9,965 US dollar per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 9,714 US dollar per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 10,448 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 10,568 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11,724 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 10,797 US dollar per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 12,093 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 11,809 US dollar per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 12,646 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 11,994 US dollar per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 12,746 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 14,179 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 15,022 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 13,429 US dollar per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre | +36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,390 US dollar per square kilometre | 9,965 US dollar per square kilometre | 10,815 US dollar per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,454 US dollar per square kilometre | 9,714 US dollar per square kilometre | 12,746 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,248 US dollar per square kilometre | 13,429 US dollar per square kilometre | 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 18,885 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 132 Burundi 18,646 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 133 Egypt 18,506 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 17,417 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 136 Mozambique 15,822 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 137 Côte d'Ivoire 13,816 US dollar per square kilometre 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Kenya?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Kenya was 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,714 US dollar per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Kenya ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.