Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 69.47 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Kenya, 1999–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 69.47 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Kenya peaked at 73.41 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.2, in 2007.
That places Kenya 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.41 | — |
| 2000 | 43.12 | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 41.28 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 42.01 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 43.79 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 40.75 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 37.41 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 37.07 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.2 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 34.25 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.96 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 36.69 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 35.69 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 37.62 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 39.76 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 41.28 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 45.83 | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 50.4 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 53.87 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 56.45 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 59.08 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 67.96 | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 68.23 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.8 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.41 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 67.34 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 68.02 | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 70.08 | +3.0% |
| 2027 | 71.04 | +1.4% |
| 2028 | 70.87 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 70.3 | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 69.47 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.41 | 38.41 | 38.41 | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.98 | 34.2 | 43.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.67 | 35.69 | 59.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5 | 67.34 | 73.41 | 10 |
| 2030s | 69.47 | 69.47 | 69.47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Kenya?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Kenya was 69.47 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 73.41 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2 in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October