Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
68th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.4766 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1961
All-time low
0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Kenya peaked at 0.4766 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Kenya 68th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0642 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4766 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +642.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4519 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3889 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3746 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1832 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1762 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1739 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1529 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1474 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1495 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2829 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1225 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.7% |
| 1974 | 0.122 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1249 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1054 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0989 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0851 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1191 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1364 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1478 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1263 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1253 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2336 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.4% |
| 1991 | 0.132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1211 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1489 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 1995 | 0.066 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0422 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0376 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0386 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0424 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0527 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0472 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0502 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0474 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0456 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0398 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0395 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0311 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.03 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0276 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0276 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0209 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0165 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +642.4% | 0.0642 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4766 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1972 | +89.2% | 0.1495 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2829 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1990 | +86.4% | 0.1253 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2336 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2747 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0642 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4766 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2829 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1201 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0851 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1478 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0965 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2336 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0452 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0394 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0527 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0317 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0434 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0158 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 65 Tanzania 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Tunisia 0.0156 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Nepal 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 North Macedonia 0.0142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Cameroon 0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Kenya?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Kenya was 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4766 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.