Kenya's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was US$1.29 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2,298% from −US$58.61 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.29 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$153.75 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$58.61 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.29 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$153.75 million | 2019 |
| Average since 2015 | US$320.69 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$3.93 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Kenya's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$907.69 million on 2023 (from US$380.34 million to US$1.29 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$13.69 million and a typical year strayed about US$191.74 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.7 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$907.69 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$242.38 million in 2023. 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 US$138.1 million a year. A straight line explains 67% 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 3rd highest value of the 74 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 | US$1.29 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | −US$164.67 million | 2024 |
Closest to Kenya in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 52 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,288,031,939 |
| 2023 | 380,342,725 |
| 2022 | 622,722,605 |
| 2021 | 848,257,684 |
| 2020 | 620,048,620 |
| 2019 | -153,745,426 |
| 2018 | -146,230,598 |
| 2017 | -118,911,436 |
| 2016 | -67,631,907 |
| 2015 | -65,954,735 |
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$237.41 million (2024)
- Benin — US$66.18 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$42.31 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$0 (2022)
- Cabo Verde — US$18.94 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$34.81 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$9.54 million (2024)
- Chad — US$0 (2022)
- Comoros — US$2.57 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Kenya
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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 net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?
- US$1.29 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 32,874% from −US$3.93 million in 1970. The highest value was US$1.29 billion in 2024 and the lowest −US$153.75 million in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank?
- 3rd highest of 74 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Kenya?
- In 2024, Kenya's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$907.69 million on 2023 (from US$380.34 million to US$1.29 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$13.69 million and a typical year strayed about US$191.74 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.IMFN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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