Foreign debt rose 3.26% to USD 42,910 bil in Kenya in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Kenya reached an all time high of USD 42,910 bil in 2023 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 33,290 bil, USD 3,023 bil in Somalia, USD 34,598 bil in Tanzania and USD 19,393 bil in Uganda in 2023.
Kenya has been ranked 31st within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 5,822 | 5,836 | 6,503 | 7,103 | 9,168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | USD bil | 2,267 | 2,321 | 2,553 | 2,900 | 3,207 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | USD bil | 826 | 797 | 779 | 799 | 772 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 26,171 | 29,843 | 30,377 | 32,364 | 32,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD bil | 26,951 | 31,434 | 34,970 | 38,038 | 41,219 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 45,974 | 49,810 | 54,212 | 58,664 | 62,668 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | USD bil | 5,076 | 5,681 | 6,515 | 8,194 | 9,318 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | USD bil | 2,839 | 5,313 | 5,374 | 4,592 | 4,143 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | USD bil | 21,970 | 21,805 | 22,844 | 23,811 | 22,976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | USD bil | 21,437 | 22,372 | 24,184 | 25,566 | 28,526 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | USD bil | 11,680 | 12,329 | 13,993 | 17,236 | 19,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | USD bil | 7,193 | 7,037 | 7,055 | 7,121 | 7,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 23,779 | 24,659 | 29,392 | 29,546 | 26,939 |
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