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Kenya — Imports (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2031 · 82 observations

About this series

Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Kenya, the imports reading stood at 21.7% of GDP in 2025. Against 23.1% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.39 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 22.1% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2031

PeriodValue
203121.2 % of GDP
203021.1 % of GDP
202921 % of GDP
202820.9 % of GDP
202721 % of GDP
12 earlier values, back to 2015
202621.1 % of GDP
202521.7 % of GDP
202423.1 % of GDP
202324.2 % of GDP
202224.3 % of GDP
202121.9 % of GDP
202019 % of GDP
201920.3 % of GDP
201821.9 % of GDP
201723.3 % of GDP
201621.6 % of GDP
201525.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.