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Policy rate 8.75% Central Bank Rate · 11 Aug 2026
Headline inflation 6.60% Aug 2026
FX premium -0.09% market vs official
Latest T-bill 8.7844% 91-day · 21 Sep 2026

Tier 1 · Markets

The Market Now

Series Per US$1 As of Source
Official 129.62 24 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC CBK
Marketparallel 129.50 27 Sep 2026, 00:05 UTC Bybit P2P
Premium -0.09% — market vs official

Official rate, 10-year annual average (World Bank)

8711414020142017202020232025

Premium history · since Aug 2026 · our collectors

-0.8%0%0.6%Aug 2026Sep 2026

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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices

Policy & Prices

Policy rate

Instrument Rate Effective Source
Central Bank of Kenya Central Bank Rate 8.75% 11 Aug 2026 Central Bank of Kenya

As of 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 UTC

Inflation

Headline 6.60% Aug 2026 headline CPI Source
Food 9.00% Aug 2026 Food & non-alcoholic beverages Source
Core 3.40% Aug 2026 excluding food & energy Source

As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC

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Yield curve

weighted avg CBK

91-day 8.7844% 21 Sep 2026
182-day 8.9099% 21 Sep 2026
364-day 9.0602% 21 Sep 2026
10y 12.7822% 13 Jul 2026
15y 12.7631% 7 Sep 2026
16y 12.196% 17 Aug 2026
18y 12.6877% 17 Aug 2026
20y 13.6105% 21 Sep 2026
25y 14.4432% 27 Jul 2026
30y 14.2355% 21 Sep 2026

Steep — 30y above 91-day.

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Sovereign credit ratings

Fitch B- Stable Affirmed 17 Jul 2026 As of 17 Jul 2026 Source
Moody's B3 Stable Upgraded 27 Jan 2026 As of 27 Jan 2026 Source
S&P B Stable Upgraded 22 Aug 2025 As of 22 Aug 2025 Source

Stock market

not yet covered

Nairobi All Share

Tier 3 · Structure

Structure & trajectory

Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA

17 of 28 indicators improving improving

Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.

Population

57.5M · 2025

47M52.5M58M201520172019202120232025

↑ 11.5M since 2014

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GDP per capita (PPP)

$7,016 · 2025

$3,600$5,300$7,000201520172019202120232025

↑ $3,656 since 2014

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GDP per capita growth

2.6% · 2025

-3%0%6%201520172019202120232025

↑ 0 pts since 2014

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Life expectancy

63.8 years · 2024

6162.564201420162018202020222024

↑ 1.8 years since 2014

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Child mortality

38.8 per 1,000 · 2024

384348201420162018202020222024

↓ 9.5 since 2014

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Internet users

35% · 2024

16%25.5%35%201420162018202020222024

↑ 18.5 pts since 2014

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Manufacturing share of GDP

7.1% · 2025

7.1%8.6%10%201520172019202120232025

↓ 2.9 pts since 2014

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Electricity access

77% · 2024

36%56.5%77%201420162018202020222024

↑ 41 pts since 2014

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Poverty ($3/day)

45.5% · 2022

37%41.5%46%201520192022

↑ 7.8 pts since 2015

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National poverty line

39.8% · 2022

36%39.5%43%201520192022

↑ 3.7 pts since 2015

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Adult literacy

not available

Debt service / exports

27.2% · 2024

8.3%23.1%38%201420162018202020222024

↑ 15.9 pts since 2014

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Exports of goods and services

$20.5B · 2024

$9.9B$15.4B$21B201420162018202020222024

↑ $9.3B since 2014

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GDP growth

4.6% · 2025

-0.3%0%8%201520172019202120232025

↓ 0.4 pts since 2014

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GDP

$135.9B · 2025

$70B$105B$140B201520172019202120232025

↑ $67.7B since 2014

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Unemployment

5.4% · 2025

2.7%4.2%5.7%201520172019202120232025

↑ 2.7 pts since 2014

ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ

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FDI inflows

$463.4M · 2024

$-5.4M$0$1.3B201420162018202020222024

↓ $357.5M since 2014

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Remittances

$5B · 2024

$1.4B$3.2B$5B201420162018202020222024

↑ $3.6B since 2014

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External debt

$42.9B · 2024

$16B$29.5B$43B201420162018202020222024

↑ $26B since 2014

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Agriculture share of GDP

23.2% · 2025

19%21%23%201520172019202120232025

↑ 4.8 pts since 2014

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Services share of GDP

55.1% · 2025

53%54.5%56%201520172019202120232025

↓ 1.9 pts since 2014

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Investment rate

17.9% · 2025

17%19.5%22%201520172019202120232025

↓ 6 pts since 2014

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Terms of trade

97.80 · 2024

86.0093.00100.00201420162018202020222024

↑ 10.10 since 2014

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FX reserves

$12.4B · 2025

$7.3B$9.7B$12B201520172019202120232025

↑ $4.5B since 2014

includes gold

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Lending rate

16.6% · 2024

11%14%17%201420162018202020222024

↑ 0.1 pts since 2014

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Deposit rate

12% · 2024

6.6%9.3%12%201420162018202020222024

↑ 3.6 pts since 2014

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Gini index

38.50 · 2022

36.0038.5041.00201520192022

↓ 2.30 since 2015

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Health expenditure

4.4% · 2023

3.9%4.4%4.9%2014201820202023

↓ 0.6 pts since 2014

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Physicians

0.3 per 1,000 · 2023

0.10.20.32014201820202023

↑ 0.1 since 2014

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Tertiary enrollment

10.4% · 2024

8.6%10.3%12%2015201920212024

↑ 1.2 pts since 2015

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Tourist arrivals

2M · 2019

1.1M1.6M2M201420152016201720182019

↑ 699,000 since 2014

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Account ownership

90.1% · 2024

74%82%90%201420162018202020222024

↑ 15.5 pts since 2014

Findex · every 3–4 years

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Exports per capita derived

$363.91 · 2024

$200$280$360201420162018202020222024

↑ $119.77 since 2014

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Median age

19.5 years · 2023

1718.5202014201820202023

↑ 2.1 years since 2014

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Government revenue / GDP

17.2% · 2026

16%17%18%201620182020202220242026

↓ 0.4 pts since 2014

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Debt to GDP

71.6% · 2026

41%57%73%20142017202020232026

↑ 30.3 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Gross debt (national currency)

KSh14.0T · 2026

KSh2.4TKSh8.2TKSh14.0T20142017202020232026

↑ KSh11.5T since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Current account / GDP

-4.1% · 2026

-9.4%-5.8%-2.2%20142017202020232026

↑ 5.3 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Budget balance / GDP

-6.4% · 2026

-8.2%-6.9%-5.6%20142017202020232026

↓ 0.7 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Electoral democracy

0.56 · 2025

0.490.530.57201520172019202120232025

↑ 0.02 since 2014

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Minimum wage

KSh16,113.75 / month · 2024

Regulation of Wages (General) (Amendment) Order, 2024 — Legal Notice 164

Cities and municipalities, general labourer. Kenya has no single national rate.

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Trade profile

Exports

$20.5B · 2024

$9.9B$15.4B$21B201420162018202020222024

↑ $9.3B since 2014

Imports

$27.8B · 2024

$16B$22B$28B201420162018202020222024

↑ $7.5B since 2014

Balance derived

−$7.3B · 2024

$-9.7B$-8B$-6.3B201420162018202020222024

↑ $1.7B since 2014

Top exports · 2024

Products

  1. Coffee, tea, spices $1.7B · 20.9%
  2. Mineral fuels $1.1B · 12.9%
  3. Live trees and plants $795.8M · 9.6%
  4. Animal or vegetable fats and oils $292.2M · 3.5%
  5. Edible fruit and nuts $290M · 3.5%
  6. Edible vegetables $281.3M · 3.4%
  7. Apparel, knitted $239.6M · 2.9%
  8. Salt, earths, stone, cement $215.4M · 2.6%
  9. Apparel, not knitted $181.7M · 2.2%
  10. Pharmaceutical products $174.5M · 2.1%

Partners

  1. Uganda $936.4M · 11.3%
  2. United Arab Emirates $753.9M · 9.1%
  3. United States $662.5M · 8.0%
  4. Pakistan $570.4M · 6.9%
  5. Netherlands $540.1M · 6.5%
  6. Tanzania $488.7M · 5.9%
  7. United Kingdom $454.4M · 5.5%
  8. Rwanda $314.8M · 3.8%
  9. DR Congo $235.9M · 2.9%
  10. South Sudan $219.8M · 2.7%

Top imports · 2024

Products

  1. Mineral fuels $4.8B · 23.5%
  2. Machinery and mechanical appliances $1.6B · 7.9%
  3. Cereals $1.2B · 6.1%
  4. Vehicles other than railway $1.2B · 6.0%
  5. Electrical machinery and equipment $1.1B · 5.6%
  6. Animal or vegetable fats and oils $979.5M · 4.8%
  7. Plastics $952.1M · 4.7%
  8. Iron and steel $782.1M · 3.9%
  9. Pharmaceutical products $705.2M · 3.5%
  10. Miscellaneous chemical products $506.6M · 2.5%

Partners

  1. China $4.3B · 21.3%
  2. United Arab Emirates $2.5B · 12.5%
  3. India $2B · 9.7%
  4. United States $1.2B · 5.8%
  5. Malaysia $1B · 5.0%
  6. Japan $817M · 4.0%
  7. Russia $589.8M · 2.9%
  8. Oman $531.5M · 2.6%
  9. South Africa $496.7M · 2.5%
  10. Kuwait $484.3M · 2.4%

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