This IFC study examined the refugee camp and town in the same way that a business looking to enter a new market would evaluate the possibilities. According to the report, Kakuma has an economy of $56 million per year, based on household consumption. At the time of the study in 2017, the camp hosted about 165,000 refugees (that number has since climbed to more than 180,000). The neighboring town—also called Kakuma—is home to 60,000 people, many of whom work with refugees. The combined population of the camp and town qualify it as Kenya’s tenth-largest city.