Foreign debt rose 9.31% to USD 38,194 bil in Kenya in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Kenya reached an all time high of USD 38,194 bil in 2020 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 30,364 bil, USD 4,660 bil in Somalia, USD 25,538 bil in Tanzania and USD 17,207 bil in Uganda in 2020.
Kenya has been ranked 34th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 11 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 |