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Kenya: Imports (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1950–2025 · 76 observations · forecasts to 2031 · imports_GDP

2025
21.7%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−1.4 pointsfrom 23.1%
Average, 2016–2025
22.1%10 years
Record high and low
34.8% (2011)low 15.6% (1983)

Imports (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Imports (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203121.2Forecast
203021.1Forecast
202921.0Forecast
202820.9Forecast
202721.0Forecast
202621.1Forecast
202521.7
202423.1
202324.2
202224.3
202121.9
202019.0
201920.3
201821.9
201723.3
201621.6

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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