External debt, end year in Kenya
Kenya: External debt, end year was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Kenya, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt, end year in Kenya is 0 current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Kenya peaked at 6.50 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2010.
That places Kenya 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt, end year in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 408.50 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 425.90 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 497.10 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 722.70 million current US$ | +45.4% |
| 1974 | 947.40 million current US$ | +31.1% |
| 1975 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 1.18 billion current US$ | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 1.29 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 1.67 billion current US$ | +29.7% |
| 1979 | 2.10 billion current US$ | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 2.49 billion current US$ | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 2.50 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.63 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 2.76 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.72 billion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.19 billion current US$ | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 3.77 billion current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1987 | 4.79 billion current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 4.82 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.86 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.64 billion current US$ | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 6.25 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 5.73 billion current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 5.85 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 6.04 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 6.30 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 5.95 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 5.42 billion current US$ | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 5.79 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 5.56 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 5.22 billion current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.82 billion current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.29 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 5.85 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 6.08 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.77 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 5.81 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.73 billion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.50 billion current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 6.43 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 current US$ | — |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.39 billion current US$. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.53 billion current US$. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -100.0% | 6.43 billion current US$ | 0 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 billion current US$ | 408.50 million current US$ | 2.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.45 billion current US$ | 2.49 billion current US$ | 4.86 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.85 billion current US$ | 5.42 billion current US$ | 6.30 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 billion current US$ | 4.82 billion current US$ | 6.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Kenya?
- External debt, end year in Kenya was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.50 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for external debt, end year?
- Kenya ranks 39th out of 42 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 US$). 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 U.S. dollars.