Kenya Government Debt Over Time (1998–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 47 / 184

Data table

1998	38.5%	2008	34.3%	2018	56.4%
1999	38.4%	2009	36%	2019	59.1%
2000	43.1%	2010	36.7%	2020	68%
2001	41.3%	2011	35.7%	2021	68.2%
2002	42%	2012	37.6%	2022	67.8%
2003	43.8%	2013	39.8%	2023	73.4%
2004	40.8%	2014	41.3%	2024	67.3%
2005	37.4%	2015	45.8%	2025	69.3%
2006	37.1%	2016	50.4%	2026	71.6%
2007	34.2%	2017	53.9%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - KES)

Data table

1998	479.4B	2008	972.9B	2018	5.27T
1999	502.3B	2009	1.18T	2019	6.05T
2000	598B	2010	1.32T	2020	7.28T
2001	606.3B	2011	1.49T	2021	8.21T
2002	629.6B	2012	1.79T	2022	9.15T
2003	711.3B	2013	2.11T	2023	11.04T
2004	735.4B	2014	2.48T	2024	10.93T
2005	743.6B	2015	3.16T	2025	12.23T
2006	792.9B	2016	3.83T	2026	13.96T
2007	845B	2017	4.57T

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 17 / 86

Data table

1998	38.1%	2008	32.5%	2018	51.8%
1999	38.3%	2009	32.2%	2019	54%
2000	41.3%	2010	35.4%	2020	63.8%
2001	38.4%	2011	35%	2021	64.4%
2002	39.4%	2012	35.9%	2022	64.3%
2003	42.4%	2013	35.8%	2023	70.3%
2004	39.4%	2014	34.8%	2024	64.1%
2005	35%	2015	39.7%	2025	66.3%
2006	34.7%	2016	45.5%	2026	68.8%
2007	30%	2017	49.7%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - KES)

Data table

1998	474.4B	2008	922B	2018	4.84T
1999	501.3B	2009	1.06T	2019	5.52T
2000	572.2B	2010	1.27T	2020	6.84T
2001	563.8B	2011	1.46T	2021	7.75T
2002	590B	2012	1.71T	2022	8.68T
2003	689.5B	2013	1.9T	2023	10.57T
2004	710.2B	2014	2.09T	2024	10.4T
2005	694.9B	2015	2.73T	2025	11.7T
2006	743.1B	2016	3.45T	2026	13.42T
2007	740.6B	2017	4.22T