Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Kenya

Kenya: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.8096 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8096
Change on year
up 26.3%
World rank
26th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.8096
in 2024
All-time low
0.409
in 2011
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Kenya, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.4292001: 0.4112002: 0.4932003: 0.5092004: 0.4562005: 0.4142006: 0.4562007: 0.5082008: 0.422009: 0.4962010: 0.4242011: 0.4092012: 0.4392013: 0.5172014: 0.532015: 0.6082016: 0.6782017: 0.5772018: 0.6632019: 0.6632020: 0.7772021: 0.672022: 0.5022023: 0.6412024: 0.81

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kenya is 0.8096, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kenya peaked at 0.8096 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.409, in 2011.

Kenya ranks 26th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4593 0.4115 0.5088 10
2010s 0.551 0.409 0.6777 10
2020s 0.68 0.5023 0.8096 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 23 India 0.8856 compare
  2. 24 Oman 0.8766 compare
  3. 25 Philippines 0.8318 compare
  4. 27 Norway 0.801 compare
  5. 28 Denmark 0.7781 compare
  6. 29 Thailand 0.7699 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kenya?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kenya was 0.8096 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.8096 in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.409 in 2011.
How does Kenya rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Kenya ranks 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.