Domestic financing, monetary system credit in Kenya
Kenya: Domestic financing, monetary system credit was 64.44 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Domestic financing, monetary system credit in Kenya, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 64.44 billion current LCU for domestic financing, monetary system credit in 2011. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 550.2% on the previous year and up 2,808.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic financing, monetary system credit in Kenya peaked at 64.44 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2.86 billion current LCU, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.46 billion current LCU | 561.00 million current LCU | 3.48 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.93 billion current LCU | -2.86 billion current LCU | 15.35 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.47 billion current LCU | 2.22 billion current LCU | 46.92 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.18 billion current LCU | 9.91 billion current LCU | 64.44 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 4 Sierra Leone 264.12 billion current LCU compare
- 5 Uganda 122.58 billion current LCU compare
- 6 Senegal 109.12 billion current LCU compare
- 8 Madagascar 49.36 billion current LCU compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 37.96 billion current LCU compare
- 10 Togo 23.50 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 domestic financing, monetary system credit in Kenya?
- Domestic financing, monetary system credit in Kenya was 64.44 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest domestic financing, monetary system credit recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 64.44 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest domestic financing, monetary system credit recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.86 billion current LCU in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for domestic financing, monetary system credit?
- Kenya ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is domestic financing, monetary system credit rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,808.1%. 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 Domestic financing, monetary system credit (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic financing, monetary system credit. Data are in current local currency.