Kenya External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Kenya External Debt: % of GDP

• Kenya External Debt accounted for 31.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 31.2 % in the previous year.
• Kenya External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2006 to Dec 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 40.5 % in Dec 2023 and a record low of 16.5 % in Dec 2011.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. World Bank provides External Debt in USD. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Kenya External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Kenya, Current Account recorded a deficit of 386.0 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Kenya Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 430.2 USD mn in Dec 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.8 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• The country's External Debt reached 42,337.5 in Dec 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 34.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Kenya's External Debt: % of GDP from 2006 to 2025 in the chart:

What was Kenya's External Debt: % of GDP in 2025?

Kenya External Debt accounted for 31.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 31.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
31.1 2025	31.2 2024	16.5 2011	40.5 2023	%	yearly	2006 - 2025

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