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Kenya: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

0.53percent · 2031+117.0% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Kenya from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20310.527projection
20300.508projection
20290.395projection
20280.236projection
2027-0.146projection
2026-0.97
2025-1.043
2024-0.49
2023-0.829
2022-1.637
2021-3.105
2020-4.205
2019-3.785
2018-3.435
2017-4.17
2016-4.645
2015-4.215
2014-3.426
2013-3.226
2012-3.529
2011-1.931
2010-1.984
2009-1.574
2008-0.369
20070.679
20061.317
20051.467
20041.984
20031.155
20020.854
20011.453
20002.459
19992.84
19981.934
19971.515
19962.461
19953.495
19941.438
1993-1.905
1992-3.178
1991-3.072
19900.01

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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