How does Kenya rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Kenya ranks 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Kenya: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.6%

World rank

69th

of 121 countries

All-time high

1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.1548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2010

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya stood at 0.2983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya peaked at 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.

Kenya ranks 69th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1972	0.2359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1973	0.288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.1%
1974	0.319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1975	0.3139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1976	0.3392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1977	0.2874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1978	0.3161 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1979	0.3375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1980	0.3431 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1981	0.3646 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1982	0.4097 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1983	0.4609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1984	0.4386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1985	0.5199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1986	0.521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1987	0.601 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1988	0.5769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1989	0.5872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1990	0.6578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1991	0.7671 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1992	0.6978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1993	1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.7%
1994	0.8453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1995	0.6966 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1996	0.4938 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
1997	0.4131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1998	0.411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1999	0.4314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2000	0.4105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2001	0.3712 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2002	0.4031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2003	0.3929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2004	0.3786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2005	0.3095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2006	0.2293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.9%
2007	0.1966 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2008	0.1792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2009	0.1598 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2010	0.1548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2011	0.1632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2012	0.1589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2013	0.1603 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2014	0.199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
2015	0.2265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2016	0.2382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2017	0.2834 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
2018	0.3038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2019	0.3151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2020	0.3413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2021	0.327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2022	0.3111 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2023	0.3376 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2024	0.2983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2931 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3431 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.601 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1598 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

66 South Africa 0.3027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
67 Sudan 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
68 Madagascar 0.2987 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
70 Belarus 0.2921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
71 Pakistan 0.2899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
72 Yemen 0.2872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Kenya

IFC, private nonguaranteed -18.53 million NFL, US$ (2024)
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)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.5% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 820.39 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
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, IBRD 869.28 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 25.4% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kenya was 0.2983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
How does Kenya rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.