Kenya - Foreign Reserves 2021
$9.5B
+$1.2B from 2020
Kenya's foreign reserves was $9.5B in 2021, increased +$1.2B from $8.3B in 2020. This was the 77th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | $3.43T | 2.1% |
| 2nd | Japan | $1.41T | 1.1% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $1.11T | 2.4% |
| 4th | United States | $716.2B | 14.0% |
| 5th | India | $638.5B | 8.2% |
| 6th | Russian Federation | $632.2B | 5.9% |
| 7th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $496.9B | 1.0% |
| 8th | Saudi Arabia | $473.9B | 0.2% |
| 9th | Korea | $463.3B | 4.5% |
| 10th | Singapore | $425.1B | 14.9% |
| 11th | Brazil | $362.2B | 1.9% |
| 12th | Germany | $295.7B | 10.2% |
| 13th | Thailand | $246.0B | -4.7% |
| 14th | France | $244.3B | 8.9% |
| 15th | Italy | $227.5B | 8.0% |
| 16th | Israel | $212.9B | 22.9% |
| 17th | Mexico | $207.8B | 4.4% |
| 18th | United Kingdom | $194.2B | 7.8% |
| 19th | Czechia | $173.6B | 4.5% |
| 20th | Poland | $166.0B | 7.7% |
| 21st | Indonesia | $144.9B | 6.6% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | $131.1B | 22.9% |
| 23rd | Malaysia | $116.9B | 8.6% |
| 24th | Türkiye | $111.2B | 18.8% |
| 25th | Viet Nam | $109.4B | 15.3% |
| 26th | Philippines | $108.8B | -1.1% |
| 27th | Canada | $106.6B | 17.9% |
| 28th | Spain | $92.2B | 13.4% |
| 29th | Norway | $84.3B | 12.0% |
| 30th | Libya | $82.3B | 3.3% |
| 31st | Denmark | $82.2B | 12.9% |
| 32nd | Peru | $78.6B | 4.8% |
| 33rd | Netherlands | $64.5B | 19.5% |
| 34th | Iraq | $64.2B | 18.0% |
| 35th | Sweden | $62.1B | 6.5% |
| 36th | Colombia | $58.0B | -0.8% |
| 37th | Australia | $57.9B | 36.0% |
| 38th | South Africa | $57.6B | 4.7% |
| 39th | Algeria | $56.2B | -5.4% |
| 40th | Romania | $51.9B | -0.6% |
| 41st | Chile | $51.3B | 30.9% |
| 42nd | Kuwait | $49.5B | -6.4% |
| 43rd | Bangladesh | $46.2B | 6.9% |
| 44th | Hungary | $43.5B | 5.2% |
| 45th | Qatar | $42.2B | 3.0% |
| 46th | Belgium | $41.9B | 25.8% |
| 47th | Nigeria | $40.5B | 10.2% |
| 48th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $39.8B | 2.2% |
| 49th | Argentina | $39.7B | 0.6% |
| 50th | Bulgaria | $39.2B | 3.5% |
| 51st | Morocco | $35.6B | -1.0% |
| 52nd | Uzbekistan | $35.4B | 1.4% |
| 53rd | Lebanon | $35.2B | -17.0% |
| 54th | Kazakhstan | $34.4B | -3.5% |
| 55th | Austria | $34.0B | 11.6% |
| 56th | Portugal | $32.5B | 10.4% |
| 57th | Ukraine | $31.0B | 6.3% |
| 58th | Croatia | $28.3B | 21.7% |
| 59th | Macao SAR, China | $26.7B | 6.0% |
| 60th | Pakistan | $22.8B | 23.2% |
| 61st | Guatemala | $20.9B | 13.4% |
| 62nd | Cambodia | $20.3B | -5.0% |
| 63rd | Oman | $19.7B | 31.5% |
| 64th | Jordan | $19.1B | 12.5% |
| 65th | Serbia | $18.6B | 12.2% |
| 66th | Uruguay | $17.0B | 4.4% |
| 67th | Finland | $16.7B | 24.2% |
| 68th | New Zealand | $16.1B | 17.3% |
| 69th | Angola | $14.5B | 5.0% |
| 70th | Greece | $14.4B | 21.1% |
| 71st | Ireland | $13.2B | 77.5% |
| 72nd | Dominican Republic | $13.1B | 21.0% |
| 73rd | Ghana | $9.9B | 25.8% |
| 74th | Paraguay | $9.7B | 5.0% |
| 75th | Nepal | $9.6B | -15.9% |
| 76th | Slovak Republic | $9.6B | 2.8% |
| 77th | Kenya | $9.5B | 14.4% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $9.5B | 8.8% |
| 79th | Myanmar | $9.1B | 18.7% |
| 80th | Tunisia | $8.8B | -9.8% |
| 81st | Panama | $8.8B | -8.1% |
| 82nd | Honduras | $8.7B | 6.5% |
| 83rd | Mauritius | $8.6B | 17.4% |
| 84th | Belarus | $8.4B | 12.8% |
| 85th | Azerbaijan | $8.3B | 6.6% |
| 86th | Ecuador | $7.9B | 10.9% |
| 87th | Iceland | $7.1B | 10.3% |
| 88th | Costa Rica | $6.9B | -4.3% |
| 89th | Trinidad and Tobago | $6.9B | -1.1% |
| 90th | Albania | $5.6B | 17.0% |
| 91st | Lithuania | $5.6B | 15.1% |
| 92nd | Latvia | $5.5B | 3.8% |
| 93rd | Bahrain | $5.0B | 97.9% |
| 94th | Brunei Darussalam | $5.0B | 24.6% |
| 95th | Jamaica | $4.8B | 22.8% |
| 96th | Botswana | $4.8B | -2.8% |
| 97th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $4.7B | -9.9% |
| 98th | Mongolia | $4.4B | -3.6% |
| 99th | Cameroon | $4.3B | 8.5% |
| 100th | Georgia | $4.3B | 9.1% |
| 101st | North Macedonia | $4.1B | 0.1% |
| 102nd | Nicaragua | $4.0B | 26.0% |
| 103rd | Moldova | $3.9B | 3.1% |
| 104th | Mozambique | $3.8B | -7.2% |
| 105th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $3.5B | 363.7% |
| 106th | El Salvador | $3.4B | 11.1% |
| 107th | Papua New Guinea | $3.2B | 20.6% |
| 108th | Armenia | $3.2B | 23.5% |
| 109th | Sri Lanka | $3.1B | -44.6% |
| 110th | Kyrgyz Republic | $3.0B | 6.1% |
| 111th | Luxembourg | $2.9B | 161.0% |
| 112th | Namibia | $2.8B | 27.3% |
| 113th | Zambia | $2.8B | 128.8% |
| 114th | Tajikistan | $2.5B | 11.6% |
| 115th | Haiti | $2.5B | -5.1% |
| 116th | Bahamas, The | $2.4B | 2.1% |
| 117th | Estonia | $2.4B | 18.8% |
| 118th | Madagascar | $2.3B | 17.9% |
| 119th | Slovenia | $2.3B | 72.9% |
| 120th | Guinea | $2.2B | 45.6% |
| 121st | Mauritania | $2.0B | 36.5% |
| 122nd | Montenegro | $2.0B | -7.2% |
| 123rd | Lao PDR | $2.0B | 3.0% |
| 124th | Rwanda | $1.9B | 8.6% |
| 125th | Yemen, Republic of | $1.7B | 74.1% |
| 126th | Barbados | $1.7B | 23.2% |
| 127th | Cyprus | $1.6B | 30.2% |
| 128th | Fiji | $1.5B | 40.3% |
| 129th | Aruba | $1.5B | 24.8% |
| 130th | Gabon | $1.3B | -5.9% |
| 131st | Kosovo | $1.2B | 13.6% |
| 132nd | Malta | $1.1B | 23.5% |
| 133rd | Bhutan | $1.0B | -26.4% |
| 134th | Suriname | $992.3M | 69.6% |
| 135th | San Marino | $954.4M | 22.1% |
| 136th | Sierra Leone | $945.9M | 33.7% |
| 137th | Timor-Leste | $934.8M | 42.4% |
| 138th | West Bank and Gaza | $872.5M | 25.2% |
| 139th | Zimbabwe | $838.8M | 2,410.9% |
| 140th | Congo, Republic of | $828.6M | -27.4% |
| 141st | Maldives | $805.8M | -18.2% |
| 142nd | Lesotho | $798.2M | 9.3% |
| 143rd | Guyana | $790.8M | 16.2% |
| 144th | Cabo Verde | $769.7M | 4.7% |
| 145th | Seychelles | $702.6M | 25.5% |
| 146th | Liberia | $700.8M | 105.5% |
| 147th | Solomon Islands | $694.5M | 5.1% |
| 148th | Vanuatu | $664.8M | 8.3% |
| 149th | Gambia, The | $652.7M | 68.6% |
| 150th | Djibouti | $588.4M | -14.3% |
| 151st | Eswatini | $572.3M | 4.9% |
| 152nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | $497.4M | 10.1% |
| 153rd | Central African Republic | $483.9M | 11.9% |
| 154th | St. Lucia | $433.1M | 87.2% |
| 155th | Belize | $420.1M | 20.7% |
| 156th | Antigua and Barbuda | $367.5M | 65.7% |
| 157th | Tonga | $361.8M | 21.0% |
| 158th | Grenada | $348.3M | 18.7% |
| 159th | South Sudan | $341.9M | 86.2% |
| 160th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $337.5M | -9.6% |
| 161st | Comoros | $329.7M | 12.0% |
| 162nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $311.9M | 52.0% |
| 163rd | Samoa | $294.7M | 6.4% |
| 164th | Burundi | $266.2M | 194.7% |
| 165th | Cayman Islands | $228.3M | 5.3% |
| 166th | Chad | $211.6M | -45.8% |
| 167th | Dominica | $190.8M | 15.1% |
| 168th | São Tomé and Principe | $75.0M | -0.4% |
| 169th | Equatorial Guinea | $44.3M | -27.2% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's foreign reserves in 2021?▾
Kenya's foreign reserves in 2021 was $9.5B. This ranked 77th globally.
How did Kenya's foreign reserves change in 2021?▾
Kenya's foreign reserves increased by 14.4% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2021?▾
China had the highest foreign reserves in 2021 at $3.43T.
What is the foreign reserves of Kenya in 2021?▾
The foreign reserves of Kenya in 2021 was $9.5B. This ranked 77th globally.
What was Kenya's foreign reserves in billion in 2021?▾
Kenya's foreign reserves in 2021 was approximately 9.49 billion ($9.5B).
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Kenya's foreign reserves?▾
Kenya's foreign reserves went from $8.3B in 2020 to $9.5B in 2021, a 14.4% increase.
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