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Kenya: Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

7.02percent · 2025+86.3% since 2015

Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Kenya from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20257.021
20248.542
20239.089
20226.813
20216.737
202010.569
201911.365
20189.154
20176.784
20165.206
20153.769
20142.75
20131.508
20121.511
20111.212
20101.278
20091.476
20081.347
20071.53
20061.61
20051.733
20042.014
20033.68
20023.607
20013.655
20005.1
19993.999
19984.407
19975.078
19967.309
19958.362
19947.684
19937.158
199212.098
199114.515
199014.927
198914.581
198816.547
198716.76
198613.4
198514.832
198413.904
198314.071
198214.463
198113.404
198011.11
19796.67
19785.321
19773.754
19764.415
19754.583

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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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