today plate 366 · power shift · 2023 data

Kenyans abroad send home more than Kenya receives in aid

  • $4.2bn vs $2.6bn Money sent home by Kenyans abroad against net aid received in 2023. Remittances were ahead in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
  • 3.2× Remittances grew from $1.30bn in 2013 to $4.23bn in 2023, while aid fell from $3.31bn to $2.60bn.
  • $5.1bn Remittances in 2025, the highest in the series. Aid totals for 2024 and 2025 are not yet published in it.
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