Current budget balance, including grants in Kenya
Kenya: Current budget balance, including grants was 74.62 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current budget balance, including grants in Kenya, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 74.62 billion current LCU for current budget balance, including grants in 2011. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 242.7% on the previous year and up 1,518.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Kenya peaked at 74.62 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -64.43 billion current LCU, in 2003.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.43 billion current LCU | -961.10 million current LCU | 4.28 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.58 billion current LCU | -13.47 billion current LCU | 35.72 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -24.97 billion current LCU | -64.43 billion current LCU | 24.42 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.20 billion current LCU | 21.77 billion current LCU | 74.62 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 19 Chad 154.90 billion current LCU compare
- 20 Benin 112.60 billion current LCU compare
- 21 Togo 91.31 billion current LCU compare
- 23 Mauritania 59.09 billion current LCU compare
- 24 Central African Republic 56.30 billion current LCU compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 54.90 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 37 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 35.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 160 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.8% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 14.35 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 3.04 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current budget balance, including grants in Kenya?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Kenya was 74.62 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 74.62 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.43 billion current LCU in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,518.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.