Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita was 96.3 current US$ per person in 2024. β Volatile
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita in Kenya, 1975β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 96.3 current US$ per person for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in Kenya peaked at 100.6 current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.03 current US$ per person, in 1985.
Kenya ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.51 current US$ per person | 18.2 current US$ per person | 25.17 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.29 current US$ per person | 16.03 current US$ per person | 28.81 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.44 current US$ per person | 20.54 current US$ per person | 44.21 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.05 current US$ per person | 17.56 current US$ per person | 43.78 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.05 current US$ per person | 43.48 current US$ per person | 71.97 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.27 current US$ per person | 62.62 current US$ per person | 100.6 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 163 South Sudan 113.5 current US$ per person compare
- 164 Benin 108.96 current US$ per person compare
- 165 Tajikistan 104.12 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 95.4 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Zambia 91.96 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 90.14 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in Kenya?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in Kenya was 96.3 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6 current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.03 current US$ per person in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.