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2025
Diaspora remittances climb from $4 billion to $5.2 billion
Remittances from Kenyans abroad grew by 30% to $5.2 billion a year — now worth more than tea, tourism and coffee earnings combined.
$5.2B
annual remittances
Diaspora remittances rose from $4 billion in 2022 to $5.2 billion — an increase of $1.2 billion a year in hard currency arriving directly into Kenyan households.
Remittances now exceed the combined foreign exchange earnings of tea, tourism and coffee, making the diaspora Kenya's single largest source of foreign exchange.
Unlike a loan, this money carries no interest and no conditions. It pays school fees, builds houses, capitalises businesses and stabilises the shilling — and it goes straight to families rather than through a bureaucracy.
Source:
Office of the President
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