Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Kenya's government debt stands at 71.27% as of 2025-12-31, up from 67.31% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1998 to 2025 (28 observations).
In 2025, Kenya's government debt was 71.27%, up from 67.31% in 2024.
In 2024, Kenya's government debt was 67.31%, down from 73.41% in 2023.
In 2023, Kenya's government debt was 73.41%, up from 67.8% in 2022.
In 2022, Kenya's government debt was 67.8%, down from 68.23% in 2021.
In 2021, Kenya's government debt was 68.23%, up from 67.96% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.27% | +3.96% |
| 2024 | 67.31% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 73.41% | +5.61% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -0.4322% |
| 2021 | 68.23% | +0.2735% |
| 2020 | 67.96% | +8.87% |
| 2019 | 59.08% | +2.64% |
| 2018 | 56.45% | +2.58% |
| 2017 | 53.87% | +3.47% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +4.57% |
| 2015 | 45.83% | +4.55% |
| 2014 | 41.28% | +1.53% |
| 2013 | 39.76% | +2.14% |
| 2012 | 37.62% | +1.93% |
| 2011 | 35.69% | -1.01% |
| 2010 | 36.69% | +0.7341% |
| 2009 | 35.96% | +1.71% |
| 2008 | 34.25% | +0.0594% |
| 2007 | 34.19% | -2.87% |
| 2006 | 37.07% | -0.346% |
| 2005 | 37.41% | -3.34% |
| 2004 | 40.75% | -3.04% |
| 2003 | 43.79% | +1.78% |
| 2002 | 42.01% | +0.7341% |
| 2001 | 41.28% | -1.85% |
| 2000 | 43.12% | +4.71% |
| 1999 | 38.41% | -0.0898% |
| 1998 | 38.5% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Kenya's government debt is 71.27% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 67.31% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 73.41% (2023); the lowest is 34.19% (2007), across data from 1998 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.