International tourism, expenditures in Kenya
Kenya: International tourism, expenditures was 4.5% in 2001. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Kenya, 1995–2001
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2001, international tourism, expenditures in Kenya stood at 4.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 64th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
International tourism, expenditures in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.9% | — |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -41.1% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +94.5% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 2 |
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 international tourism, expenditures in Kenya?
- International tourism, expenditures in Kenya was 4.5% in 2001, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2001.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.