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Kenya — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1.8 billion (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--machinery and transportation equipment 36%, raw materials 33%, fuels and lubricants 20%, food and consumer goods 11% (1987); partners--Western Europe 49%, Far East 20%, Middle East 19%, US 7% (1987)
1991 $2.4 billion (c.i.f., 1990 est.); commodities--machinery and transportation equipment 29%, petroleum and petroleum products 15%, iron and steel 7%, raw materials, food and consumer goods (1989 est.); partners--EC 45%, Asia 11%, Middle East 12%, US 5% (1988)
1992 $1.9 billion (f.o.b., 1991 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 29%, petroleum and petroleum products 15%, iron and steel 7%, raw materials, food and consumer goods (1989) partners: EC 45%, Asia 11%, Middle East 12%, US 5% (1988)
1993 $2.05 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 29%, petroleum and petroleum products 15%, iron and steel 7%, raw materials, food and consumer goods (1989) partners: EC 45%, Asia 11%, Middle East 12%, US 5% (1988)
1994 $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 29%, petroleum and petroleum products 15%, iron and steel 7%, raw materials, food and consumer goods (1989) partners: EC 46%, Asia 23%, Middle East 20%, US 5% (1991)
1995 $1.85 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 29%, petroleum and petroleum products 15%, iron and steel 7%, raw materials, food and consumer goods (1989) partners: EC 46%, Asia 23%, Middle East 20%, US 5% (1991)
1996 $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 29%, petroleum and petroleum products 15%, iron and steel 7%, raw materials, food and consumer goods (1989) partners: EC 46%, Asia 23%, Middle East 20%, US 5% (1991)
1997 total value: $2.6 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 53%, petroleum and petroleum products 23.7%, iron and steel 12.2%, raw materials, food and consumer goods (1989) partners : UK 21.3%, UAE 18%, Japan 14%, Germany, US
1998 total value: $2.9 billion (f.o.b., 1996) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 31%, consumer goods 13%, petroleum products 12% (1995) partners: UK 21.3%, UAE 18%, Japan 14%, Germany, US
1999 $3.05 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
2000 $3.3 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $3.1 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $3.705 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $4.19 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $5.126 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $6.796 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $8.54 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $10.69 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 90 $8.381 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $10.4 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 87 $9.715 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $11.2 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 86 $9.492 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $14.39 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 88 $13.83 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $15.1 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 87 $14.16 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $15.86 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 86 $15.1 billion (2011 est.)
2015 $16.47 billion (2014 est.) | $15.53 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 85
2016 $15.56 billion (2015 est.) | $17.61 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 83
2017 $14.52 billion (2017 est.) | $13.64 billion (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 85
2018 $15.99 billion (2017 est.) | $13.41 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $15.99 billion (2017 est.) | $13.41 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $18.729 billion (2019 est.) | $19.116 billion (2018 est.) | $18.653 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $20.41 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $20.17 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) $18.653 billion (2017 est.)
2022 $20.41 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $20.17 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $18.653 billion (2017 est.)
2023 $21.853 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $17.717 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $20.408 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $24.406 billion (2022 est.) $21.853 billion (2021 est.) $17.717 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $22.046 billion (2023 est.) $24.606 billion (2022 est.) $22.001 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars