Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Foreign aid received by income group, per capita was 54.85 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Kenya stood at 54.85 constant 2024 US$ per person.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Kenya peaked at 90.87 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.07 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 82nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 90.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +173.4% |
| 1962 | 65.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 1963 | 69.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 65.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 74.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 49.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 1967 | 31.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -35.5% |
| 1968 | 49.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +54.2% |
| 1969 | 42.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 40.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 41.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 38.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 41.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 44.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 37.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 45.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 41.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 54.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1979 | 62.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 62.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 74.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 79.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 61.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.8% |
| 1984 | 64.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 64.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 52.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 53.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 68.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1989 | 85.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 84.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 56.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 52.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 53.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 36.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 1995 | 32.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 28.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 23.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 21.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 15.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2000 | 25.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +69.9% |
| 2001 | 24.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 22.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 24.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 26.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 31.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 40.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2008 | 40.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 42.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 64.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +51.1% |
| 2012 | 68.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 80.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 64.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 62.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 55.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 60.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 56.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 70.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 84.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 62.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 51.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 48.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 54.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 54.85 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.66 constant 2024 US$ per person, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 54.85 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.24 constant 2024 US$ per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per capita 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 | +173.4% | 33.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | 90.87 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 31.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 90.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 37.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 62.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 52.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 85.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 84.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 19.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 52.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 42.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 80.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 48.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 84.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 79 Ethiopia 59.11 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 80 El Salvador 58.29 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 81 Mauritius 55.12 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 53.62 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 84 Nicaragua 53.08 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 85 Zimbabwe 52.87 constant 2024 US$ per person 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 by income group, per capita in Kenya?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Kenya was 54.85 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 90.87 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.07 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for foreign aid received by income group, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 82nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received by income group, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received by income group ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.