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Kenya: Interest payments on external debt, long-term

1.32Bcurrent USD · 2025+262.0% since 2015

Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Kenya from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20251,317,171,734.3
20241,515,949,432.9
20231,391,972,376.5
20221,117,891,131
2021951,876,758.7
20201,195,466,410.6
20191,242,211,684.5
2018995,966,794.8
2017657,092,402.9
2016479,335,932.7
2015363,812,805
2014293,855,673.4
2013138,633,927.9
2012141,832,270.4
201192,360,073.3
201090,367,905.8
200985,463,767.7
200891,275,647
200778,234,402.3
200671,351,729.2
200573,296,389.9
200461,087,916.2
2003109,972,591.1
200296,384,026.8
200183,913,468.9
200099,779,641.7
1999132,574,027.6
1998156,849,337
1997183,375,172.5
1996241,377,086.7
1995261,364,309.7
1994289,730,676.7
1993208,389,495.5
1992201,182,791.1
1991247,674,879.4
1990230,146,139.2
1989200,114,043.1
1988239,062,223.9
1987225,713,256.1
1986185,972,421.5
1985164,443,512
1984156,512,621.4
1983151,109,862.6
1982170,551,294.9
1981160,102,252
1980163,305,391.4
1979108,494,745.6
197882,070,830
197759,816,409.4
197650,463,545.5
197546,335,847.1
197440,583,106.9
197329,648,542.5
197220,760,700.7
197117,709,469.9
197017,298,757.7

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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt, long-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt-long-term (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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