Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kenya
Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kenya is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kenya peaked at 3.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 167th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.7% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Manufacturing, value added 8.98 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 76.9% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 119.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 96.04 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 892.17 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 88.2% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 105.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kenya?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kenya was 0.4% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Kenya ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.