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Government debt in Kenya

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Kenya's government debt is 69.30 % — #84 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

69.30%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.7 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Kenya over time

73.40 %53.80 %34.20 %73.40 % · 202334.20 % · 20071998: 38.50 %1999: 38.40 %2000: 43.10 %2001: 41.30 %2002: 42.00 %2003: 43.80 %2004: 40.80 %2005: 37.40 %2006: 37.10 %2007: 34.20 %2008: 34.30 %2009: 36.00 %2010: 36.70 %2011: 35.70 %2012: 37.60 %2013: 39.80 %2014: 41.30 %2015: 45.80 %2016: 50.40 %2017: 53.90 %2018: 56.40 %2019: 59.10 %2020: 68.00 %2021: 68.20 %2022: 67.80 %2023: 73.40 %2024: 67.30 %2025: 69.30 %19982012202569.30 %
28 official observations, 1998 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#84 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
32 %
40 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 2.00 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
4.10 pp
peak 73.40 % in 2023
Full series
▲ 30.80 pp
since 1998

In Africa: #12 of 20vs median 54.55 %: +14.75 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Kenya: ahead of 32 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtKenya 69.30 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Kenya is ahead of 32 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Kenya
82 Belize67.90 %−1.40 pp
83 Israel68.50 %−0.80 pp
84 Kenya69.30 %—
85 Namibia70.20 %+0.90 pp
86 Malaysia70.70 %+1.40 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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