Foreign debt rose 8.32% to USD 41,201 bil in Kenya in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Kenya reached an all time high of USD 41,201 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 478 bil in 1970. When compared to Kenya's main peers, foreign debt in Ethiopia amounted to USD 30,017 bil, USD 4,836 bil in Somalia, USD 28,490 bil in Tanzania and USD 19,217 bil in Uganda in 2021.
Kenya has been ranked 32nd within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 18 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 7,106 | 6,800 | 6,920 | 6,849 | 7,569 | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | USD bil | 1,227 | 1,702 | 2,267 | 2,321 | 2,553 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | USD bil | 873 | 797 | 821 | 791 | 772 | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | USD bil | 20,443 | 23,396 | 26,170 | 27,842 | 28,377 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | USD bil | 19,784 | 21,058 | 26,951 | 31,434 | 34,969 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | USD bil | 38,480 | 43,219 | 46,335 | 50,219 | 54,659 | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | USD bil | 3,452 | 4,319 | 5,076 | 5,681 | 6,515 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | USD bil | 2,771 | 2,745 | 2,834 | 5,558 | 5,621 | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sudan | USD bil | 21,598 | 21,292 | 21,909 | 21,738 | 22,476 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | USD bil | 18,159 | 19,449 | 21,430 | 22,362 | 24,173 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | USD bil | 9,571 | 10,086 | 11,673 | 12,315 | 13,971 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | USD bil | 7,299 | 7,063 | 7,193 | 7,037 | 7,055 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | USD bil | 11,779 | 15,221 | 22,955 | 23,526 | 27,254 |