Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 16.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Kenya, 1980–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Kenya stood at 16.5%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Kenya peaked at 16.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1980.
That places Kenya 63rd out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.5% | — |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +25.9% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +44.1% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +35.6% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -25.6% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +49.0% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -37.3% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Kenya?
- Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Kenya was 16.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).