Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Kenya
Kenya: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 31.53 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kenya, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kenya stood at 31.53 current US$ per person.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kenya peaked at 45.66 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.16 current US$ per person, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.51 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 30.1 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 38.32 current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 41.99 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 40.73 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 16.32 current US$ per person | -59.9% |
| 2001 | 16.95 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 15.72 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 18.39 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 23.02 current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 27.07 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 32 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 39.8 current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 35.66 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 27.82 current US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 38.94 current US$ per person | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 43.13 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 45.66 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 40.66 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 37.89 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 33.89 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 30.58 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 31.79 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 35.53 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 34.41 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.16 current US$ per person | -58.8% |
| 2021 | 22.94 current US$ per person | +62.0% |
| 2022 | 34.32 current US$ per person | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 31.53 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 31.53 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 31.53 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.13 current US$ per person | 29.51 current US$ per person | 41.99 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.28 current US$ per person | 15.72 current US$ per person | 39.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.25 current US$ per person | 30.58 current US$ per person | 45.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.74 current US$ per person | 14.16 current US$ per person | 34.32 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kenya?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Kenya was 31.53 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 45.66 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.16 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Kenya ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.