Kenya National Government Debt

1999 - 2023 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kenya National Government Debt

  • Kenya National Government Debt reached 71.5 USD bn in Sep 2023, compared with 72.4 USD bn in the previous month.
  • Kenya National Government Debt data is updated monthly, available from Sep 1999 to Sep 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 74.1 USD bn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 6.5 USD bn in Sep 1999.

CEIC converts monthly Government Debt into USD. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Government Debt in local currency. The Central Bank of Kenya period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Government Debt covers Central Government only.


Related information about Kenya National Government Debt
  • In the latest reports, Kenya Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 2.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023.
  • The country's Government debt accounted for 68.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023.
  • Kenya Nominal GDP reached 26.9 USD bn in Sep 2022.

View Kenya's National Government Debt from Sep 1999 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Kenya National Government Debt

What was Kenya's National Government Debt in Sep 2023?

Kenya National Government Debt reached 71.5 USD bn in Sep 2023, compared with 72.4 USD bn in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
71,454.4 Sep 2023 72,393.4 Aug 2023 6,533.5 Sep 1999 74,132.5 Dec 2022 USD mn monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 13,499.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2023
Algeria (USD mn) 111,205.0 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Argentina (USD mn) 406,948.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 11,845.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Australia (USD mn) 673,484.7 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Austria (USD mn) 390,951.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9,223.0 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (USD mn) 40,419.0 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 23,375.7 May 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 660,312.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 8,960.7 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 3,317.5 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Botswana (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 1,665,107.9 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) 22,896.4 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Jan 2024
Canada (USD mn) 1,423,314.6 2023 yearly 1962 - 2023
Chile (USD mn) 119,271.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
China (USD mn) 3,750,692.5 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Colombia (USD mn) 226,036.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 49,150.2 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 24,975.0 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2010 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 139,943.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 119,440.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 79,317.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Egypt (USD mn) 369,695.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2022
Estonia (USD mn) 7,185.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
European Union (USD mn) 14,589,252.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Finland (USD mn) 217,733.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
France (USD mn) 3,268,602.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 11,675.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Germany (USD mn) 2,784,645.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Greece (USD mn) 390,985.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 181,662.1 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 139,689.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023
Iceland (USD mn) 18,223.8 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
India (USD mn) 1,972,893.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Jun 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 522,479.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 235,561.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Israel (USD mn) 294,651.3 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Italy (USD mn) 3,114,282.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,853.2 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (USD mn) 9,396,604.9 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1982 - Apr 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 45,981.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 57,122.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 71,454.4 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 815,782.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,875.6 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (USD mn) 684.6 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 6,116.0 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 17,359.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 100,370.8 Dec 2021 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Lithuania (USD mn) 28,107.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) 21,543.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 8,026.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2023
Malawi (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (USD mn) 255,431.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2023
Malta (USD mn) 9,959.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) 9,371.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 909,394.8 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 5,851.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 4,219.6 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 91,099.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 9,555.9 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Netherlands (USD mn) 494,176.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 99,408.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 106,889.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Norway (USD mn) 211,756.9 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Oman (USD mn) 46,137.8 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Panama (USD mn) 46,894.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 13,433.8 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Peru (USD mn) 88,740.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Philippines (USD mn) 262,539.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Poland (USD mn) 371,468.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 305,734.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 26,518.7 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Romania (USD mn) 169,908.7 Nov 2023 monthly Nov 2011 - Nov 2023
Russia (USD mn) 287,795.5 Jan 2024 monthly May 2009 - Jan 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 273,066.7 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 39,992.1 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 2004 - Dec 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 871,871.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) 75,313.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 44,123.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
South Africa (USD mn) 282,167.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2023
Spain (USD mn) 1,669,377.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Sweden (USD mn) 170,597.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 267,524.5 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Taiwan (USD mn) 218,997.1 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Thailand (USD mn) 278,138.3 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1997 - Jan 2024
Tunisia (USD mn) 38,427.0 Aug 2023 monthly Apr 2011 - Aug 2023
Turkey (USD mn) 254,513.1 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Ukraine (USD mn) 136,093.1 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2024
United Kingdom (USD mn) 3,241,935.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1966 - Sep 2023
United States (USD mn) 34,471,083.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1969 - Feb 2024
Uruguay (USD mn) 40,486.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Venezuela (USD mn) 105,131.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Vietnam (USD mn) 137,176.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Yemen (USD mn) 20,434.2 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 3,502.694 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 71,454.4 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KES bn) 5,655.330 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KES bn) 16,111.320 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (KES bn) 4,688.790 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) 61,111.623 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) 68,569.708 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) 153,026.593 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) 586,050.078 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax (KES mn) 514,086.673 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) 516,997.428 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Expenditure: ytd (KES mn) 644,021.033 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) -478.312 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.212 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,119.1 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Nov 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 585.2 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 18.6 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 7,528.435 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 125,626.451 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,738.751 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,704.3 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 485,345.284 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 157,854.152 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 28.832 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 63.608 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 14.635 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 279.097 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2023
Exports (KES mn) 88,976.990 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Imports (KES mn) 219,664.190 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) 9,242.480 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) 12,660.840 Oct 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Oct 2023
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) 17,767.980 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Exports: Domestic: Cement (KES mn) 482.650 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Domestic: Chemicals (KES mn) 6,499.390 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Domestic: Coffee (KES mn) 1,357.990 Nov 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2023
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) 5,789.460 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) 6,972.140 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) 5,148.480 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) 11,652.920 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) 126.600 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 49.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -288.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 393.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -230.822 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -97.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -22.590 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 38,270.1 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.0 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,567.3 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -7.497 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
KE: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -62,489.498 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 88,638.588 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
KE: IIP: Assets (USD mn) 26,149.090 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Balance of Payment: Current Account (USD mn) -288.000 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2014 - Dec 2022
BoP: Reserves and Related Items: Reserve Assets (KES mn) -24,917.900 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KES mn) 6,858.800 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
Balance of Payments (BoP) (USD mn) 894.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 1,874.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,467.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 4,148.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -196.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,047.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) -2,274.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account n.i.e (USD mn) 23.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 100.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account n.i.e (USD mn) -1,336.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) 1,243.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 101.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 363.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) -8.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (USD mn) -3.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities n.i.e (USD mn) 3,640.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 788.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit n.i.e (USD mn) 1,760.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 47.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 770.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 34.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (KES mn) 46,390.100 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 11.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2021
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,674.259 Dec 2019 monthly Apr 2001 - Dec 2019
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 13,396.080 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 25,795.237 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2023
M2 Growth (%) 10.1 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,397.6 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.126 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.9 Nov 2023 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1.070 Jun 2023 monthly Sep 1973 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 39,205.236 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.4 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 40,483.0 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 13.5 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 50,629.576 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.21 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 30.13 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022

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