Total reserves minus gold in Kenya
Kenya: Total reserves minus gold was 12.39 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in Kenya, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves minus gold in Kenya stood at 12.39 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in Kenya peaked at 12.39 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.95 million current US$, in 1965.
Kenya ranks 73rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.58 million current US$ | 19.95 million current US$ | 169.66 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1970s | 297.07 million current US$ | 170.95 million current US$ | 627.71 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 330.84 million current US$ | 211.66 million current US$ | 491.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 480.10 million current US$ | 52.97 million current US$ | 791.59 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 billion current US$ | 897.74 million current US$ | 3.85 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.84 billion current US$ | 4.26 billion current US$ | 9.11 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 billion current US$ | 7.34 billion current US$ | 12.39 billion current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -276.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 300,727 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,200 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 17.30 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold in Kenya?
- Total reserves minus gold in Kenya was 12.39 billion current US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.95 million current US$ in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for total reserves minus gold?
- Kenya ranks 73rd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. 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 Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.