Current account deficit widens to 2.2 percent of GDP on higher imports

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge.

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Higher imports of intermediate and capital goods widened Kenya’s current account deficit to 2.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the year to October 2025 up from 1.5 percent in the preceding similar period last year.

The deficit widened despite the country recording higher export earnings from horticulture, coffee, manufactured goods, and apparel during the year under review.

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