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Why Kenya :Balance of Payments

 

KENYA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (1998 – 2000)

(KShs.: millions)
1998^ 1999* 2000^
LiabilitiesAssetsNet LiabilitiesAssetsNet LiabilitiesAssetsNet
A. CURRENT ACCOUNT
  1. Goods
  2. Transportation
  3. Foreign Travel
  4. Other Services – Private
  5. Government Services, n.i.e
  6. Income
  7. Current Transfers
    Government
    Private
121,762
18,457
17,509
2,098
12,069
2,490
34,929
3,101
31,828
182,834
18,653
11,463
8,057
3,766
12,958
272

272
-61,072
-196
6,046
-5,959
8,304
-10,468
34,657
3,101
31,556
122,973
26,433
21,367
2,868
15,052
2,230
48,194
2,216
45,978
192,116
16,596
8,059
10,865
4,596
13,426
334

334
-69,143
9,837
13,308
-7,997
10,456
-11,196
47,860
2,216
45,644
135,089
31,318
19,593
2,524
20,275
3,426
70,582
8,473
62,109
231,874
26,016
10,018
14,644
4,514
13,566
320

320
-96,785
5,303
9,574
-12,120
15,761
-10,140
70,262
8,473
61,788
TOTAL CURRENT ACCOUNT209,314238,002-28,688239,117245,992-6,875282,807300,953-18,145

of which

Visible Balance
Invisible Balance
121,762
87,552
182,834
55,168
-61,072
32,383
122,973
116,144
192,116
53,876
-69,143
62,268
135,089
147,719
231,874
69,079
-96,785
78,640
B. CAPITAL & FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
  1. Capital Account
  2. Direct Investment
  3. Portfolio Investment
  4. Other Investment
    Long Term
    Short Term
5,091
689
80
62,876
14,743
48,134



31,451
28,772
2,679
5,091
689
80
31,425
-14,029
45,454
3,894
972
560
55,015
9,006
46,009



36,302
31,075
5,227
3,894
972
-560
18,713
-22,069
40,782
3,775
8,448
-269
40,342
16,233
24,110


828
33,625
33,225
401
3,775
8,448
-1,096
6,717
16,992
23,709
TOTAL CAPT. & FINANCIAL ACC.
68,73731,45137,28559,32136,30223,01952,29734,45317,844
C. ERRORS & OMISSIONS -8,887-15,7348,545
D. OVERALL BALANCE -2904118,244
E. RESERVE ASSETS
  1. Special Drawing Rights
  2. Reserve Position in the Fund
  3. Foreign Exchange
  4. Other Claims

-43
348
-14
 
-43
348
-14

96
-515
8
 
96
-515
8

62
-8,291
-14
 
62
-8,291
-14
TOTAL FOREIGN RESERVES 290 290-411 -411-8,244 -8,244

*Provisional
**Official reserves are now defined to exclude commercial banks’ foreign assets
^ Revised