Kenya Public Debt Journey

How Kenya's public debt stock and key ratios have evolved over time.

How Kenya's public debt and its key sustainability ratios have evolved over recent financial years.

Total public debt stock

FY 2020/21 – FY 2025/26
Debt stock by year (KSh Bn)
CategoryTotal public debt
FY 2020/217,696.64
FY 2021/228,634.91
FY 2022/2310,278.88
FY 2023/2410,581.99
FY 2024/2511,814.47
FY 2025/2613,120.87

Debt ratios

FY 2020/21 – FY 2025/26
Debt ratios
CategoryGross Public Debt (% of GDP)Total Debt Service / Revenue (%)Debt Service / Exports (%)
FY 2020/2168.4041.5019.10
FY 2021/2267.6039.8019.40
FY 2022/2371.9045.3018.80
FY 2023/2467.5060.2030.80
FY 2024/2569.9046.2021.20
FY 2025/2670.4049.4031.10