International tourism, receipts for travel items in Kenya
Kenya: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 1.01 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.01 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2019.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Kenya peaked at 1.07 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 276.00 million current US$, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 594.00 million current US$ | 423.00 million current US$ | 725.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 532.60 million current US$ | 276.00 million current US$ | 917.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 889.60 million current US$ | 724.00 million current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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, receipts for travel items in Kenya?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Kenya was 1.01 billion 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, receipts for travel items recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.00 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Kenya ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.