Corporate loans reached 1,609 KES bil in fourth quarter of 2016 in Kenya, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.6 % more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, corporate loans in Kenya reached an all time high of 1,609 KES bil in fourth quarter of 2016 and an all time low of 289 KES bil in first quarter of 2006. When compared to Kenya's main peers, corporate loans in Tanzania amounted to 9,186 TNS bil and 7,907 UGX bil in Uganda in fourth quarter of 2016.
Kenya has been ranked 21st within the group of 74 countries we follow in terms of corporate loans, 14 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.
Corporate loans are loans made to businesses for a specific business purpose.
| Corporate Loans (Local Currency) | Unit | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Djibouti | DJF bil | 66.4 | 73.7 | 73.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Eritrea | ERN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ethiopia | ETB bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kenya | KES bil | 1,589 | 1,616 | 1,651 | 1,622 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mozambique | MZN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rwanda | RWF bil | 792 | 779 | 815 | 838 | 867 | ... | ... | ||
| Somalia | SOS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Sudan | SSP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | SDG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tanzania | TNS bil | 9,125 | 9,276 | 9,320 | 9,150 | 9,394 | ||||
| Uganda | UGX bil | 7,232 | 7,345 | 7,701 | 6,955 | 7,963 | ... | ... | ||
| Yemen | YER bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zambia | ZMW bil | 14.8 | 14.5 | 15.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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