Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kenya
Kenya: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kenya, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kenya is 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kenya peaked at 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Kenya 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 190 Sierra Leone 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Yemen 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Tajikistan 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 Guinea 0.0001 current 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kenya?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Kenya was 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Kenya ranks 193rd out of 194 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.