What is Kenya's national debt?

Kenya's national debt is approximately $35.7 billion as of June 9, 2026. It is growing at $152 per second based on IMF Government Finance Statistics. The debt-to-GDP ratio is 68%.

How fast is Kenya's debt growing?

Kenya's national debt grows at approximately $152 per second, or $0.0 billion per day. This rate is derived from IMF fiscal deficit projections anchored to April 2025 baseline data.

What is Kenya's debt-to-GDP ratio?

Kenya's debt-to-GDP ratio is 68%. This is above the IMF's informal 60% benchmark.

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🇰🇪 Kenya National Debt Clock

Live tracker for Kenya government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $35.7 billion, growing at $152 every second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 68%. Per-citizen share: $649.

Kenya Government Debt — Live

$35,712,260,637

▲ adding $152 every second · $0.0B added today

68%

Debt-to-GDP

$649

Per citizen

$152/sec

Growth rate

$0.0B

Added today

Added since you opened this page

About Kenya's National Debt

Kenya's debt-to-GDP ratio of 68% is elevated above the IMF's informal 60% benchmark, though still considered manageable for a government with deep capital markets and institutional credibility.

At the current borrowing rate of $152 per second, Kenya adds approximately $0.0 billion to its national debt every day — around $5 billion per year. Each of Kenya's 55 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $649 of the national debt.

Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF Government Finance Statistics and World Bank International Debt Statistics baseline data anchored to April 2025. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.

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Data & Citation

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored 2025-04-01. Methodology: debt = 30,000,000,000 + 152 × seconds_since(2025-04-01)

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