
Gross debt in Kenya
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Kenya in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 3.3 billion and 68.0 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 68 billion US Dollar was reached in 2020.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,308 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | Kenya total | Kenya per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 3.42 bn USD | 113 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 3.30 bn USD | 106 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 3.54 bn USD | 111 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 4.03 bn USD | 123 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 4.30 bn USD | 127 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 4.93 bn USD | 142 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 5.05 bn USD | 142 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 5.33 bn USD | 145 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 7.02 bn USD | 187 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 7.77 bn USD | 201 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 11.07 bn USD | 278 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 15.21 bn USD | 372 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 17.76 bn USD | 423 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 18.06 bn USD | 418 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 22.12 bn USD | 499 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 24.22 bn USD | 532 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 26.34 bn USD | 564 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 31.12 bn USD | 664 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 34.96 bn USD | 730 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 44.92 bn USD | 918 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 52.87 bn USD | 1,058 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 59.20 bn USD | 1,162 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 68.02 bn USD | 1,308 USD | 30,783 USD |