
Gross debt in Kenya
The government debt of Kenya refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.The government debt in the period from 1991 to 2021 was between 3.4 billion and 74.9 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 75 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,412 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 30 years in billion USD
Year | Kenya total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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1991 | 3.51 bn USD | 43.04% | 143 USD | 6,198 USD |
1992 | 3.38 bn USD | 41.16% | 133 USD | 7,328 USD |
1995 | 4.71 bn USD | 52.08% | 170 USD | 12,276 USD |
1996 | 4.88 bn USD | 40.53% | 171 USD | 13,038 USD |
1997 | 4.72 bn USD | 35.98% | 160 USD | 11,925 USD |
1998 | 5.06 bn USD | 35.89% | 167 USD | 11,978 USD |
1999 | 4.95 bn USD | 38.41% | 159 USD | 11,204 USD |
2000 | 5.48 bn USD | 43.12% | 171 USD | 9,175 USD |
2001 | 5.36 bn USD | 41.28% | 163 USD | 9,104 USD |
2002 | 5.52 bn USD | 42.01% | 164 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 6.53 bn USD | 43.79% | 188 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 6.56 bn USD | 40.75% | 184 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 7.01 bn USD | 37.41% | 191 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 9.57 bn USD | 37.07% | 254 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 10.93 bn USD | 34.19% | 282 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 12.30 bn USD | 34.25% | 309 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 15.23 bn USD | 35.96% | 372 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 16.66 bn USD | 36.69% | 396 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 16.73 bn USD | 35.69% | 387 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 21.21 bn USD | 37.62% | 478 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 24.52 bn USD | 39.76% | 539 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 28.19 bn USD | 41.28% | 604 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 32.14 bn USD | 45.83% | 686 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 37.71 bn USD | 50.40% | 787 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 44.19 bn USD | 53.87% | 903 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 52.05 bn USD | 56.45% | 1,042 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 59.31 bn USD | 59.08% | 1,164 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 68.41 bn USD | 67.95% | 1,316 USD | 28,902 USD |
2021 | 74.85 bn USD | 67.83% | 1,412 USD | 31,701 USD |