Kenya Trade Balance

1992 - 2026 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kenya's Trade Balance

  • Kenya's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 961.0 USD mn in Feb 2026, compared with a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in the previous month
  • Kenya's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Oct 1992 to Feb 2026, with an averaged value of -446.3 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 74.5 USD mn in Oct 1992 and a record low of -1.4 USD bn in Aug 2022
CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Trade Balance in local currency. The Central Bank of Kenya average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Trade Balance prior to Aug 1998 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Further information about Kenya's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Kenya's Total Exports reached 784.7 USD mn in Feb 2026, an increase of 11.0% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 1.7 USD bn in Feb 2026, an increase of 11.0% YoY (year-on-year)

View Kenya's Trade Balance from Oct 1992 to Feb 2026 in the chart:

Kenya Trade Balance

What was Kenya's Trade Balance in Feb 2026?

Kenya's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 961.0 USD mn in Feb 2026, compared with a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-961.0 Feb 2026 -1,147.5 Jan 2026 -1,410.7 Aug 2022 74.5 Oct 1992 USD mn monthly Oct 1992 - Feb 2026

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last
Albania (USD mn) -538.6 Apr 2026
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 2,440.1 Mar 2026
Armenia (USD mn) -391.4 Feb 2026
Australia (USD mn) -1,291.8 Mar 2026
Austria (USD mn) 404.4 Feb 2026
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 2,681.3 Apr 2026
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,083.0 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,618.1 Feb 2026
Belarus (USD mn) -246.8 Feb 2026
Belgium (USD mn) 7,470.1 Mar 2026
Bolivia (USD mn) 472.1 Mar 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -753.6 Feb 2026
Botswana (USD mn) -328.8 Feb 2026
Brazil (USD mn) 10,537.2 Apr 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 400.7 Feb 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) -1,648.3 Mar 2026
Cambodia (USD mn) -707.1 Apr 2026
Canada (USD mn) 1,296.9 Mar 2026
Chile (USD mn) 1,911.8 Apr 2026
China (USD mn) 84,823.9 Apr 2026
Colombia (USD mn) -845.2 Mar 2026
Croatia (USD mn) -1,693.1 Feb 2026
Cyprus (USD mn) -813.4 Mar 2026
Czech Republic (USD mn) 3,424.3 Mar 2026
Denmark (USD mn) 4,930.9 Mar 2026
Ecuador (USD mn) 533.6 Mar 2026
Egypt (USD mn) -4,649.0 Mar 2026
Estonia (USD mn) -270.3 Mar 2026
European Union (USD mn) 4,395.7 Feb 2026
Finland (USD mn) 288.9 Mar 2026
France (USD mn) -7,932.7 Mar 2026
Georgia (USD mn) -765.5 Apr 2026
Germany (USD mn) 16,468.7 Mar 2026
Ghana (USD mn) 1,842.3 Feb 2026
Greece (USD mn) -2,554.8 Mar 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -11,381.9 Mar 2026
Hungary (USD mn) 1,067.6 Mar 2026
Iceland (USD mn) -237.2 Mar 2026
India (USD mn) -28,380.0 Apr 2026
Indonesia (USD mn) 3,321.0 Mar 2026
Iran (USD mn) 47,592.0 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 4,803.3 Feb 2026
Israel (USD mn) -4,188.7 Apr 2026
Italy (USD mn) 6,154.4 Feb 2026
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 2,639.6 Jan 2026
Japan (USD mn) 571.5 Mar 2026
Jordan (USD mn) -973.4 Feb 2026
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 687.5 Mar 2026
Kenya (USD mn) -961.0 Feb 2026
South Korea (USD mn) 23,754.9 Apr 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) -651.2 Mar 2026
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,861.6 Jan 2026
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -846.1 Mar 2026
Laos (USD mn) 545.6 Mar 2026
Latvia (USD mn) -456.0 Mar 2026
Lebanon (USD mn) -1,641.0 Feb 2026
Lithuania (USD mn) -590.8 Mar 2026
Luxembourg (USD mn) -965.6 Feb 2026
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,438.5 Mar 2026
North Macedonia (USD mn) -193.5 Mar 2026
Malawi (USD mn) -213.9 Feb 2026
Malaysia (USD mn) 5,589.9 Mar 2026
Malta (USD mn) -300.0 Mar 2026
Mauritius (USD mn) -343.6 Mar 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 2,499.4 Mar 2026
Moldova (USD mn) -733.0 Mar 2026
Mongolia (USD mn) 735.3 Apr 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) -402.7 Mar 2026
Morocco (USD mn) -2,760.0 Mar 2026
Mozambique (USD mn) -217.9 Dec 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -1,133.4 Apr 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 11,731.8 Feb 2026
New Zealand (USD mn) 1,122.8 Apr 2026
Nigeria (USD mn) 245.1 Dec 2025
Norway (USD mn) 8,910.1 Apr 2026
Oman (USD mn) 2,306.9 Mar 2026
Pakistan (USD mn) -2,838.1 Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -551.1 Feb 2026
Panama (USD mn) -1,233.3 Mar 2026
Paraguay (USD mn) 2.7 Apr 2026
Peru (USD mn) 4,156.7 Mar 2026
Philippines (USD mn) -4,511.8 Mar 2026
Poland (USD mn) -395.7 Mar 2026
Portugal (USD mn) -3,308.8 Mar 2026
Qatar (USD mn) 2,005.4 Mar 2026
Romania (USD mn) -3,382.2 Mar 2026
Russia (USD mn) 16,292.8 Mar 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 58,263.5 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -803.3 Mar 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 10,242.7 Apr 2026
Slovakia (USD mn) 683.6 Mar 2026
Slovenia (USD mn) -1,276.6 Mar 2026
South Africa (USD mn) 1,902.6 Mar 2026
Spain (USD mn) -4,923.7 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -879.7 Mar 2026
Sudan (USD mn) -374.2 Dec 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 998.2 Mar 2026
Switzerland (USD mn) 5,950.6 Mar 2026

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Kenya Key Series

country/region Last
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.0 Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,337.007 Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.6 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 95,337.3 Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.9 Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 7,377.502 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 24,174.502 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 5,344.364 2031
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 533,242.771 Mar 2026
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 231,764.560 Mar 2026
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 461,563.216 Mar 2026
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 3,109,699.034 Mar 2026
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 2,349,658.530 Mar 2026
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 2,229,507.786 Mar 2026
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 1,726,227.902 Mar 2026
country/region Last
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -961.0 Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 784.7 Feb 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 8.9 Feb 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,652.580 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 137,291.301 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 36,135.594 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,745.7 Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.0 Feb 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 437,549.295 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 231,810.109 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 52.142 Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 60.908 Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 12.163 Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 461.301 Feb 2026
Exports Volume Index (2009=100) 160.800 2025
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) 133.400 2025
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 16,009.270 Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 5,774.820 Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 15,469.650 Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 159.370 Feb 2026
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 5,330.730 Feb 2026
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 8,184.420 Feb 2026
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 2,625.060 Feb 2026
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 6,571.240 Feb 2026
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 5,455.670 Feb 2026
Imports: India (KES mn) 22,454.810 Feb 2026
Imports: United Arab Emirates (KES mn) 30,745.970 Feb 2026
Imports: South Africa (KES mn) 2,617.320 Feb 2026
Imports: Saudi Arabia (KES mn) 11,346.080 Feb 2026
Imports: Italy (KES mn) 2,018.440 Feb 2026
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (KES mn) 77,411.850 Feb 2026
Imports: Chemicals (KES mn) 31,570.930 Feb 2026
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (KES mn) 53,130.890 Feb 2026
Imports: Food and Live Animals (KES mn) 24,676.570 Feb 2026
Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (KES mn) 31,490.510 Feb 2026
Imports (KES mn) 225,227.780 Feb 2026
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 22,095.110 Feb 2026
Exports (KES mn) 101,235.150 Feb 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 122.400 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 118.200 2023
country/region Last
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 430.2 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -386.0 Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.2 Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,110.8 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,846.554 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -92.0 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,938.576 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 42,337.5 Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.1 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,007.8 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.7 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -6.323 2031
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -386.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 143,628.000 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) 519.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 3,642.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,753.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 2,192.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 6,395.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,749.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 154.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 194.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -357.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 120.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 14.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) -166.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 101.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) 22.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 693.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 269.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -436.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 1,869.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) 443.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -711.000 Sep 2025
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn) -24,917.900 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn) 6,858.800 2017
country/region Last
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 14.4 Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 19,121.051 Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 43,064.695 Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 13.2 Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 12,535.0 Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.419 Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.3 Feb 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2.547 Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 46,744.891 Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.5 Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 49,839.7 Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -0.4 Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 60,943.259 Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.11 Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.59 Sep 2025
Money Supply: M3 (KES mn) 6,869,176.000 Feb 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2 (KES mn) 5,556,207.000 Feb 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (KES mn) 2,466,998.000 Feb 2026

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