Kenya—External Debt Stocks (USD)
Kenya's external debt stocks (usd) was $42.89B in 2024, ranking #33 out of 121 countries. This represents a -0.1% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was $42.91B (2023) and the lowest was $5.50B (2001). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42.89B | -0.1% |
| 2023 | $42.91B | +3.3% |
| 2022 | $41.56B | +0.8% |
| 2021 | $41.22B | +8.4% |
| 2020 | $38.04B | +8.8% |
| 2019 | $34.97B | +11.2% |
| 2018 | $31.43B | +16.6% |
| 2017 | $26.95B | +28.0% |
| 2016 | $21.06B | +6.4% |
| 2015 | $19.78B | +17.0% |
| 2014 | $16.91B | +22.8% |
| 2013 | $13.78B | +16.4% |
| 2012 | $11.83B | +17.8% |
| 2011 | $10.04B | +13.0% |
| 2010 | $8.89B | +3.5% |
| 2009 | $8.59B | +11.6% |
| 2008 | $7.69B | +1.5% |
| 2007 | $7.58B | +12.8% |
| 2006 | $6.72B | +3.4% |
| 2005 | $6.50B | -6.0% |
| 2004 | $6.92B | +3.0% |
| 2003 | $6.72B | +10.2% |
| 2002 | $6.10B | +10.9% |
| 2001 | $5.50B | -10.6% |
| 2000 | $6.15B |
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About This Indicator
Definition
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Methodology
Data compiled by International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).