World Bank · Debt
Kenya: External debt stocks, short-term
2.01Bcurrent USD · 2024+0.5% since 2014
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Kenya from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,007,772,843.5 | |
| 2023 | 2,815,399,175 | |
| 2022 | 2,561,178,965.7 | |
| 2021 | 2,434,976,737.4 | |
| 2020 | 2,293,268,163.4 | |
| 2019 | 2,619,009,804.3 | |
| 2018 | 2,546,356,023.2 | |
| 2017 | 2,656,664,499.1 | |
| 2016 | 2,134,226,329.9 | |
| 2015 | 2,698,261,244.6 | |
| 2014 | 1,997,404,338.5 | |
| 2013 | 2,419,657,940.5 | |
| 2012 | 1,576,703,440.2 | |
| 2011 | 1,292,525,874.2 | |
| 2010 | 1,041,358,696.3 | |
| 2009 | 960,557,317.4 | |
| 2008 | 950,443,736.4 | |
| 2007 | 967,221,551.9 | |
| 2006 | 589,892,728.2 | |
| 2005 | 490,184,781.4 | |
| 2004 | 662,181,394.8 | |
| 2003 | 691,815,018 | |
| 2002 | 658,368,411.4 | |
| 2001 | 529,580,416.4 | |
| 2000 | 756,723,445.5 | |
| 1999 | 779,229,742.8 | |
| 1998 | 834,257,446.2 | |
| 1997 | 796,386,759.1 | |
| 1996 | 527,712,316.4 | |
| 1995 | 633,502,118.9 | |
| 1994 | 677,108,016.7 | |
| 1993 | 902,647,474.1 | |
| 1992 | 776,728,684.6 | |
| 1991 | 707,575,394.1 | |
| 1990 | 934,284,411.4 | |
| 1989 | 609,978,054 | |
| 1988 | 534,031,917.6 | |
| 1987 | 591,686,280.2 | |
| 1986 | 372,016,424.8 | |
| 1985 | 470,000,213.9 | |
| 1984 | 376,030,312 | |
| 1983 | 408,412,123.2 | |
| 1982 | 339,573,930.2 | |
| 1981 | 470,251,673.4 | |
| 1980 | 640,382,531.8 | |
| 1979 | 429,000,000 | |
| 1978 | 403,000,000 | |
| 1977 | 303,000,000 | |
| 1976 | 216,010,214.4 | |
| 1975 | 187,000,000 | |
| 1974 | 166,000,000 | |
| 1973 | 122,004,646.4 | |
| 1972 | 84,011,740.5 | |
| 1971 | 72,000,000 | |
| 1970 | 69,038,400 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, short-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-short-term (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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