Subsidies in Kenya
Kenya: Subsidies was 0 GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Kenya, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies in Kenya is 0 GFS, current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Kenya peaked at 10.19 billion GFS, current LCU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 GFS, current LCU, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 47 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.
Subsidies in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GFS, current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 GFS, current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 18.60 million GFS, current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 24.40 million GFS, current LCU | +31.2% |
| 1982 | 16.00 million GFS, current LCU | -34.4% |
| 1983 | 17.80 million GFS, current LCU | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 165.20 million GFS, current LCU | +828.1% |
| 1985 | 421.30 million GFS, current LCU | +155.0% |
| 1986 | 531.50 million GFS, current LCU | +26.2% |
| 1987 | 545.00 million GFS, current LCU | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 597.00 million GFS, current LCU | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 771.50 million GFS, current LCU | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 1.08 billion GFS, current LCU | +40.2% |
| 1991 | 620.00 million GFS, current LCU | -42.7% |
| 1992 | 0 GFS, current LCU | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 GFS, current LCU | — |
| 1994 | 20.30 million GFS, current LCU | — |
| 1995 | 20.90 million GFS, current LCU | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.70 million GFS, current LCU | -77.5% |
| 1997 | 35.00 million GFS, current LCU | +644.7% |
| 1998 | 61.00 million GFS, current LCU | +74.3% |
| 1999 | 38.50 million GFS, current LCU | -36.9% |
| 2000 | 200.14 million GFS, current LCU | +419.8% |
| 2001 | 2.31 billion GFS, current LCU | +1055.2% |
| 2002 | 5.49 billion GFS, current LCU | +137.4% |
| 2003 | 8.40 billion GFS, current LCU | +53.1% |
| 2004 | 10.19 billion GFS, current LCU | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 5.83 billion GFS, current LCU | -42.8% |
| 2006 | 768.00 million GFS, current LCU | -86.8% |
| 2007 | 0 GFS, current LCU | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 1.00 billion GFS, current LCU | — |
| 2009 | 0 GFS, current LCU | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 GFS, current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 0 GFS, current LCU | — |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 GFS, current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 711.79 million GFS, current LCU. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 GFS, current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1055.2% | 200.14 million GFS, current LCU | 2.31 billion GFS, current LCU |
| 1984 | +828.1% | 17.80 million GFS, current LCU | 165.20 million GFS, current LCU |
| 1997 | +644.7% | 4.70 million GFS, current LCU | 35.00 million GFS, current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 310.83 million GFS, current LCU | 16.00 million GFS, current LCU | 771.50 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 188.19 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 1.08 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.42 billion GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 10.19 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 10 GFS, current LCU compare
- 30 Mali 4 GFS, current LCU compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 2 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Central African Republic 0 GFS, current LCU
- 32 Chad 0 GFS, current LCU
- 32 Comoros 0 GFS, current LCU
- 32 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Ethiopia 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Gambia 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Namibia 0 GFS, current LCU
- 32 Nigeria 0 GFS, current LCU
- 32 Seychelles 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 South Africa 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Tanzania 0 GFS, current LCU
- 32 Uganda 0 GFS, current LCU
- 32 Zimbabwe 0 GFS, current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Kenya?
- Subsidies in Kenya was 0 GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 billion GFS, current LCU in 2004.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GFS, current LCU in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for subsidies?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.