Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Kenya
Kenya: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 36.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Kenya, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Kenya stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 1,482.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Kenya peaked at 36.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 78th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +1400.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +191.8% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +80.4% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 3.3% | 36.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Kenya?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Kenya was 36.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,482.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.