International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kenya
Kenya: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 196.00 million current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kenya, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 196.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kenya peaked at 266.00 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 108.00 million current US$, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 110th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168.60 million current US$ | 145.00 million current US$ | 192.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 169.60 million current US$ | 108.00 million current US$ | 266.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.10 million current US$ | 145.00 million current US$ | 262.00 million current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 107 Cote d'Ivoire 205.00 million current US$ compare
- 107 Mauritius 205.00 million current US$ compare
- 109 Democratic Republic of Congo 204.00 million current US$ compare
- 111 Bermuda 191.00 million current US$ compare
- 112 Myanmar 186.00 million current US$ compare
- 113 Georgia 180.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.49 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 35.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kenya?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kenya was 196.00 million current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 266.00 million current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.00 million current US$ in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Kenya ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.