Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 6.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6.2% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 71st of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.5% | — |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +55.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Kenya?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Kenya was 6.2% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.