Kenya: Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Kenya's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$2.84 billion on 2020 (from US$4.94 billion to US$7.78 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$150.36 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.35 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$5.53 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3.08 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$1.31 billion a year. A straight line explains 87% 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 51st highest value of the 116 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

• Nepal — 48th of 116: US$8.91 billion
• Belarus — 49th of 116: US$8.63 billion
• Angola — 50th of 116: US$8.32 billion
• Lithuania — 52nd of 116: US$7.73 billion
• Portugal — 53rd of 116: US$7.66 billion
• Uruguay — 54th of 116: US$7.56 billion

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 and 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

Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
• Benin — US$1.46 billion (2020)
• Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
• Burkina Faso — US$1.17 billion (2019)
• Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
• Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
• Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
• Comoros — US$70.49 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$104.6 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 13.52 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Kenya's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?

US$7.78 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 1,723% from US$426.55 million in 1990 (9.82% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$7.78 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$4.23 billion in 2014.

How does Kenya rank?

51st highest of 116 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Kenya?

In 2021, Kenya's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$2.84 billion on 2020 (from US$4.94 billion to US$7.78 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$150.36 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.35 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.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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