External debt, end year in Kenya
Kenya: External debt, end year was 0 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Kenya, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt, end year in Kenya is 0 current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Kenya peaked at 528.93 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1979.
That places Kenya 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 52.38 billion current LCU | 18.49 billion current LCU | 100.19 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 288.66 billion current LCU | 128.94 billion current LCU | 391.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 428.47 billion current LCU | 378.66 billion current LCU | 488.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.46 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 528.93 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 41 Congo 1.43 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Seychelles 583.35 million current LCU compare
- 43 Cape Verde 14,614 current LCU compare
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 0 current LCU compare
- 44 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 44 Mauritania 0 current LCU compare
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 37 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 35.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 160 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.8% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Kenya?
- External debt, end year in Kenya was 0 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 528.93 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for external debt, end year?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.