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Bilateral · Multilateral · Commercial · Guaranteed — July – December 2025 — values in KES Millions / Billions
Total Debt (Dec 2025)
KES 5.46T
KES 5,461,965.65 Million
Total in USD (Dec 2025)
USD 42.34B
42,337.50 Million
6-Month Change (KES)
+1.43%
Jul → Dec 2025
Largest Category
Multilateral
55.5% of total Dec 2025
Top Bilateral Creditor
China
KES 628.7B (Dec 2025)
Total External (KES)
KES 5.46T
+1.43% from Jul
Total External (USD)
USD 42.34B
+1.60% from Jul
Multilateral Share
55.5%
Largest category
China Bilateral
KES 628.7B
Top bilateral creditor
Debt by Creditor Category — 5 Categories
Dec 2025
Multilateral
KES 3.03T 55.5%
Bilateral
KES 1.91T 35.0%
Commercial
KES 0.44T 8.1%
Guaranteed Debt
KES 0.06T 1.1%
China (Bilateral)
KES 628.7B 32.9% of bilateral
France
KES 198.4B 10.4%
Japan
KES 154.2B 8.1%
Category Composition
Dec 2025
5.46T
Total KES
Multilateral 55.5%
Bilateral 35.0%
Commercial 8.1%
Guaranteed 1.1%
Total External Debt Trend (KES)
+1.43% Jul–Dec
Total External Debt Trend (USD Million)
+1.60% Jul–Dec
Creditor Category Data (KES Billions) — Jul to Dec 2025
38 creditors · 5 categories
Creditor / CategoryJul-25Aug-25Sep-25Oct-25Nov-25Dec-25
All Categories (Total)5,3845,4045,4245,4445,4535,462
▸ Multilateral2,9882,9983,0043,0133,0213,031
  – World Bank (IDA/IBRD)1,2401,2481,2531,2611,2681,275
  – IMF410412413415417419
  – AfDB680684686689692695
▸ Bilateral1,8831,8891,8961,9021,9061,912
  – China621623625627627629
  – France196197197198198198
  – Japan152153153154154154
▸ Commercial445448449450453440
▸ Guaranteed Debt575864696260
▸ Suppliers' Credit111111101119
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