Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Kenya
Kenya: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Kenya, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Kenya stood at 15.13 billion DOD, current US$. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Kenya peaked at 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
That places Kenya 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Kenya, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 851.79 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 994.30 million DOD, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 1.45 billion DOD, current US$ | +45.4% |
| 1974 | 1.89 billion DOD, current US$ | +31.1% |
| 1975 | 2.05 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 2.36 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 2.58 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 3.35 billion DOD, current US$ | +29.8% |
| 1979 | 4.21 billion DOD, current US$ | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 4.99 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 5.00 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 5.51 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 5.43 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 6.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 7.54 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1987 | 9.58 billion DOD, current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 9.64 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 9.73 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 11.28 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 12.51 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 11.46 billion DOD, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 11.69 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 12.09 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 12.60 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.90 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 10.84 billion DOD, current US$ | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 11.59 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 11.13 billion DOD, current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 10.43 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 9.64 billion DOD, current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 10.59 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 11.69 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 12.16 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 11.54 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.74 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.46 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 12.78 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 13.44 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 13.96 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.79 billion DOD, current US$, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.11 billion DOD, current US$, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.97 billion DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 4.21 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.60 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.64 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.44 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.96 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 20.22 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 8 Ethiopia 15.88 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 9 Tanzania 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 11 Ghana 14.80 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 12 Nigeria 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 9.11 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Kenya
- Net financial flows, IBRD 53.30 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.3284 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 23.21 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 14.54 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0068 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,386 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 5.09 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 38.75 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 39.02 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Kenya?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Kenya was 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.