01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Kenya

Kenya: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 9.88 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
9.88 billion
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
80th
of 208 countries
All-time high
14.57 billion
in 2021
All-time low
798.00 million
in 1996
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Kenya, 1995–2025

05.0B10.0B15.0B1995201020251995: 1.0B1996: 798.0M1997: 824.0M1998: 992.0M1999: 1.1B2000: 919.0M2001: 883.0M2002: 895.0M2003: 997.0M2004: 1.1B2005: 1.1B2006: 883.0M2007: 1.0B2008: 1.5B2009: 1.4B2010: 1.4B2011: 1.9B2012: 2.3B2013: 3.1B2014: 4.4B2015: 4.7B2016: 9.3B2017: 11.4B2018: 13.3B2019: 14.0B2020: 14.2B2021: 14.6B2022: 13.9B2023: 13.7B2024: 11.5B2025: 9.9B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

In 2025, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Kenya stood at 9.88 billion.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Kenya peaked at 14.57 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 798.00 million, in 1996.

That places Kenya 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 944.00 million 798.00 million 1.06 billion 5
2000s 1.07 billion 883.00 million 1.49 billion 10
2010s 6.57 billion 1.39 billion 13.98 billion 10
2020s 12.97 billion 9.88 billion 14.57 billion 6

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 77 Lithuania 11.61 billion compare
  2. 78 Serbia 10.48 billion compare
  3. 79 Sri Lanka 10.03 billion compare
  4. 81 Dominican Republic 9.52 billion compare
  5. 82 Curacao 9.46 billion compare
  6. 83 Morocco 9.28 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Kenya?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Kenya was 9.88 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 14.57 billion in 2021.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 798.00 million in 1996.
How does Kenya rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Kenya ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.