Kenya's import value index (2015 = 100) was 129.2 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 9.21% from 118.3 in 2014 (0.89% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 129.2 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 112.3 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 118.3 | 2014 |
| Highest | 134.2 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 35.7 | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | 112.27 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 35.7 | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Kenya's import value index (2015 = 100) rose 11.1 on 2023 (from 118.1 to 129.2).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +4.58 and a typical year strayed about 12.96 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 26.1 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.3 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.82 a year. A straight line explains 65% 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 2024, Kenya had the 148th highest value of the 204 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 129.2 | 2024 |
| World | 148.1 | 2024 |
Closest to Kenya in the 2024 ranking
- Norway — 145th of 204: 130.6
- West Bank and Gaza — 146th of 204: 129.9
- United Kingdom — 147th of 204: 129.5
- Tunisia — 149th of 204: 128.7
- New Zealand — 150th of 204: 128.2
- Pakistan — 151st of 204: 127.8
What this measures
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.
All 20 values
| Year | Import value index (2015 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 129.2 |
| 2023 | 118.1 |
| 2022 | 134.2 |
| 2021 | 124.4 |
| 2020 | 98.3 |
| 2019 | 112.3 |
| 2018 | 110.6 |
| 2017 | 105.8 |
| 2016 | 89.8 |
| 2015 | 100 |
| 2014 |
Import value index (2015 = 100) in nearby economies
- Angola — 80 (2024)
- Benin — 204.3 (2024)
- Botswana — 99.3 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 209.8 (2024)
- Burundi — 119.5 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 300.7 (2024)
- Cameroon — 136.5 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 156.5 (2024)
- Chad — 56 (2024)
- Comoros — 168.5 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 330.3 (2024)
More trade data for Kenya
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 15.09% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 12.77% (2022)
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 9.07% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 9.52% (2022)
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) — 15.83% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) — 14.45% (2022)
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) — 11.7% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) — 13.37% (2022)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kenya's import value index (2015 = 100)?
- 129.2 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 261.9% from 35.7 in 2005 (7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 134.2 in 2022 and the lowest 35.7 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank?
- 148th highest of 204 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in import value index (2015 = 100) unusual for Kenya?
- In 2024, Kenya's import value index (2015 = 100) rose 11.1 on 2023 (from 118.1 to 129.2). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +4.58 and a typical year strayed about 12.96 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.XD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 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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