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Kenya: Debt service on external debt, total

5.67Bcurrent USD · 2024+325.1% since 2014

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Kenya from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20245,669,589,267.3
20233,872,519,305.3
20223,336,847,410.9
20212,445,808,263.7
20202,833,175,648.9
20194,491,634,975.5
20182,791,207,320.7
20171,546,242,076.9
20161,118,739,384.8
2015890,346,905.9
20141,333,845,797.2
2013535,125,866
2012537,107,049.6
2011442,126,331.4
2010402,166,492
2009389,167,490.6
2008413,755,313.1
2007457,381,617.4
2006431,410,081.8
2005540,862,993
2004358,434,650.4
2003581,229,378.4
2002531,606,675.6
2001485,449,743.1
2000592,875,509.7
1999694,617,575
1998662,676,466.3
1997656,782,748.9
1996837,686,593.4
1995904,431,249.9
1994881,293,611.7
1993631,946,044.7
1992670,239,100.9
1991719,362,980.4
1990790,872,741.7
1989708,843,758.5
1988737,640,900.2
1987691,393,405.2
1986677,339,579
1985621,209,875.4
1984578,695,173
1983515,004,170.2
1982496,854,038.9
1981485,011,398.8
1980433,453,969.5
1979299,349,121.3
1978215,710,188.9
1977325,985,380.8
1976169,272,167.7
1975151,030,865.7
197497,594,830.4
197365,210,768.9
197248,321,417.2
197152,437,484.5
197050,018,546.9

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