International tourism, receipts in Kenya
Kenya: International tourism, receipts was 15.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Kenya, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts in Kenya stood at 15.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Kenya peaked at 28.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2016.
Kenya ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.3% | — |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -36.2% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 22.3% | 28.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.2% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 18.5% | 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 international tourism, receipts in Kenya?
- International tourism, receipts in Kenya was 15.4% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.