Kenya: Bank assets to GDP

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 Kenya

Bank assets, percent of GDP

 Latest value 47.86
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1961 - 2021
 Average 29.21
 Min - Max 13.50 - 48.70
 Source The International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 47.86 percent, a decline from 48.15 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 71.17 percent, based on data from 140 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1961 to 2021 is 29.21 percent. The minimum value, 13.5 percent, was reached in 1966 while the maximum of 48.7 percent was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Kenya: Bank assets to GDP
 2021 47.86
 2020 48.15
 2019 44.71
 2018 44.94
 2017 46.56
 2016 48.68
 2015 48.70
 2014 46.39




Definition: Total assets held by deposit money banks as a share of GDP. Assets include claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector which includes central, state and local governments, nonfinancial public enterprises and private sector. Deposit money banks comprise commercial banks and other financial institutions that accept transferable deposits, such as demand deposits.

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