Kenya Government Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Kenya Government Debt: % of GDP
- Kenya Government debt accounted for 68.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 68.4 % in the previous quarter.
- Kenya government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2009 to Mar 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 68.6 % in Sep 2021 and a record low of 39.7 % in Mar 2010.
CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Government Debt in local currency. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Debt covers Central Government only.
Related information about Kenya Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Kenya National Government Debt reached 71.5 USD bn in Sep 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 26.9 USD bn in Sep 2022.
View Kenya's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2009 to Mar 2023 in the chart:
What was Kenya's Government Debt: % of GDP in Mar 2023?
Kenya Government debt accounted for 68.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 68.4 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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68.3 Mar 2023 | 68.4 Dec 2022 | 39.7 Mar 2010 | 68.6 Sep 2021 | % | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 61.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2023 |
Algeria (%) | 62.1 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
Argentina (%) | 80.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 50.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2023 |
Australia (%) | 41.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Austria (%) | 77.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
Bahrain (%) | 90.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Bangladesh (%) | 23.9 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Belgium (%) | 108.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 20.7 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
Botswana (%) | 17.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2023 |
Brazil (%) | 74.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Bulgaria (%) | 21.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | 33.7 2022 | yearly | 2013 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
Chile (%) | 39.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
China (%) | 22.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Colombia (%) | 59.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Croatia (%) | 67.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
Cyprus (%) | 77.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Czech Republic (%) | 44.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 29.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Ecuador (%) | 67.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
Estonia (%) | 19.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
European Union (%) | 82.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Finland (%) | 75.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
France (%) | 1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Georgia (%) | 39.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Germany (%) | 63.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Ghana (%) | 70.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Greece (%) | 165.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 50.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Hungary (%) | 69.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Iceland (%) | 64.8 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
India (%) | 59.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 39.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2023 |
Iran (%) | 8.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 43.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Israel (%) | 60.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Italy (%) | 137.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
Japan (%) | 217.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Jordan (%) | 89.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 23.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 68.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
South Korea (%) | 49.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
Kuwait (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 45.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Latvia (%) | 39.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 38.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | 25.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | 53.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2023 |
Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
Malaysia (%) | 64.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Malta (%) | 49.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Mauritius (%) | 69.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 49.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Moldova (%) | 34.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
Montenegro (%) | 59.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Morocco (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Nepal (%) | 27.2 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
Netherlands (%) | 46.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
New Zealand (%) | 38.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 39.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Norway (%) | 44.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Oman (%) | 41.2 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Pakistan (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 72.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Panama (%) | 56.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Paraguay (%) | 34.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2023 |
Peru (%) | 32.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Philippines (%) | 60.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Poland (%) | 49.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Portugal (%) | 99.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
Romania (%) | 48.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Russia (%) | 15.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 26.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2023 |
Serbia (%) | 52.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Singapore (%) | 170.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | 59.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 69.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
South Africa (%) | 73.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Dec 2023 |
Spain (%) | 107.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 104.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Sweden (%) | 30.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 23.1 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
Taiwan (%) | 29.7 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Thailand (%) | 54.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Tunisia (%) | 79.7 Dec 2021 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2021 |
Turkey (%) | 29.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2023 |
Ukraine (%) | 79.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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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) | 70,728.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 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 Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Excise Duty (KES mn) | 139,800.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue (KES mn) | 1,270,200.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Central Government Revenue and Grants: ytd: Revenue: Tax: VAT (KES mn) | 317,900.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 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 (KES mn) | 1,464,300.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Development (KES mn) | 191,600.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Central Government Expenditure: ytd: Recurrent (KES mn) | 1,130,200.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Central Government Surplus or Deficit (KES bn) | -478.312 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.212 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -957.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 573.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 25.7 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Jan 2024 |
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) | 1,531.1 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 25.3 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Jan 2024 |
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) | 37.181 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 104.827 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 12.371 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 290.183 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2023 |
Imports (KES mn) | 244,573.360 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Exports (KES mn) | 91,675.620 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Re-Exports (KES mn) | 12,007.060 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Domestic: Horticulture (KES mn) | 10,947.460 Dec 2023 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: Domestic: Tea (KES mn) | 18,267.710 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2024 |
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) | 2,112.120 Jan 2024 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Netherlands (KES mn) | 6,758.060 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: Tanzania (KES mn) | 5,557.110 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: United Kingdom (KES mn) | 5,148.480 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: Uganda (KES mn) | 9,535.710 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Imports Volume Index (2009=100) | 126.600 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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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) | 12,823.295 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 28,517.498 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
M2 Growth (%) | 24.3 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.3 Mar 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 7,340.8 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 6.126 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1.141 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1973 - Feb 2024 |
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) | 46,974.620 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2023 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 11.91 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2023 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 29.98 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
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