Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 2.5 current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kenya, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.5 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 22.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kenya peaked at 8.65 current US$ per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.04 current US$ per person, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 188th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.65 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 7.5 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 5.41 current US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 5.09 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 5.79 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 2.04 current US$ per person | -64.7% |
| 2021 | 2.5 current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 2.84 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.18 current US$ per person | 5.41 current US$ per person | 8.65 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.44 current US$ per person | 5.09 current US$ per person | 5.79 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.47 current US$ per person | 2.04 current US$ per person | 2.84 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kenya?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Kenya was 2.5 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.65 current US$ per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.