Country profile

Kenya

FX, inflation, GDP, purchasing-power signals, population, and policy-rate context for Kenya. Data is sourced from public official datasets and normalized into a country dashboard.

Currency

KES

Symbol Sh

Inflation

4.39%

IMF · Mar 2026

+0.14 pp vs previous period

Policy rate

9.5%

Central bank policy interest rate · IMF · Sept 2025

-0.25 pp last changed Aug 2025

Population

56.4M

World Bank · Dec 2024

+1.98% vs previous period

Exchange rates

KES against major currencies

1 KES in USD

129.58

Frankfurter · 20 May 2026

-0.11% vs previous period

1 KES in EUR

150.4

Frankfurter · 20 May 2026

-0.29% vs previous period

1 KES in GBP

173.63

Frankfurter · 20 May 2026

-0.01% vs previous period

Time series

Inflation and policy-rate history

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Macro indicators

Latest available country signals

GDP per capita PPP

current international dollars

6,644

+5.18% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

GDP per capita

current US dollars

2,132

+9.77% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

Population

people

56.4M

+1.98% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

PPP factor

local currency unit per international dollar

43.27

+0.62% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

IMF CPI

annual percent

4.39%

+0.14 pp vs previous period

Mar 2026

IMF

IMF policy rate

percent per year

Stale

9.5%

-0.25 pp last changed Aug 2025

Sept 2025

IMF

Sources

FX rates are from Frankfurter. Macro data is sourced from World Bank, OECD, IMF, and Bank for International Settlements datasets where available. BIS statistics are cited as source data and do not imply BIS endorsement or investment advice.