Broad money in Kenya
Kenya: Broad money was 6.11 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Kenya, 1966–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6.11 trillion current LCU for broad money in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 140.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Kenya peaked at 6.11 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.89 billion current LCU, in 1966.
Kenya ranks 49th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 billion current LCU | 1.89 billion current LCU | 2.75 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 1970s | 7.95 billion current LCU | 3.51 billion current LCU | 16.01 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.70 billion current LCU | 16.14 billion current LCU | 48.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 186.79 billion current LCU | 58.10 billion current LCU | 324.42 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 594.93 billion current LCU | 340.34 billion current LCU | 1.04 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 trillion current LCU | 1.28 trillion current LCU | 3.90 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 trillion current LCU | 4.41 trillion current LCU | 6.11 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Kenya?
- Broad money in Kenya was 6.11 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.11 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 billion current LCU in 1966.
- How does Kenya rank for broad money?
- Kenya ranks 49th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.