Kenya's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) was US$8.83 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 589.3% from −US$1.81 billion in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$8.83 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.36 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.81 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$8.83 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$3.41 billion | 2014 |
| Average since 2012 | US$1.66 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$644.07 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Kenya's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$2.87 billion on 2020 (from US$5.96 billion to US$8.83 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$177.31 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.34 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$5.55 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3 billion in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.35 billion a year. A straight line explains 88% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Kenya had the 50th highest value of the 121 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Kenya in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 32 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,834,066,151 |
| 2020 | 5,963,256,114 |
| 2019 | 5,083,321,515 |
| 2018 | 3,978,729,614 |
| 2017 | 1,973,519,597 |
| 2016 | 2,361,323,318 |
| 2015 | -3,189,040,354 |
| 2014 | -3,408,115,882 |
| 2013 | -3,172,387,482 |
| 2012 | -1,829,771,360 |
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.72 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.81 billion (2020)
- Botswana — US$1.5 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.54 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$473.33 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$459.37 million (2021)
- Cameroon — −US$108.47 million (2021)
- Comoros — US$84.21 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Kenya
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.24 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.97 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$14.8 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.51 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.21% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$104.6 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 13.52 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kenya's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- US$8.83 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 1,272% from US$644.07 million in 1990 (8.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$8.83 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$3.41 billion in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank?
- 50th highest of 121 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Kenya?
- In 2021, Kenya's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$2.87 billion on 2020 (from US$5.96 billion to US$8.83 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$177.31 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.34 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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