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Kenya: Interest payments on external debt, public sector

1.29Bcurrent USD · 2025+269.5% since 2015

Public sector long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments 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. Reported as: PPG. 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
20251,291,961,969
20241,479,573,662
20231,349,697,121.5
20221,088,398,384.6
2021916,363,554.4
20201,150,109,433.6
20191,181,333,321.4
2018941,171,135.4
2017605,885,431.3
2016437,538,932.7
2015349,673,805
2014287,849,673.4
2013137,065,927.9
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
200573,046,389.9
200460,337,916.2
2003108,984,591.1
200288,719,026.8
200170,648,468.9
200081,279,641.7
1999111,574,027.6
1998130,849,337
1997152,085,172.5
1996209,826,086.7
1995219,874,309.7
1994243,740,676.7
1993154,489,495.5
1992145,562,791.1
1991202,674,879.4
1990192,584,139.2
1989167,114,043.1
1988194,262,223.9
1987192,206,256.1
1986154,672,421.5
1985126,343,512
1984121,712,621.4
1983115,409,862.6
1982138,651,294.9
1981124,002,252
1980123,905,391.4
197972,794,745.6
197855,370,830
197735,516,409.4
197626,663,545.5
197523,235,847.1
197421,583,106.9
197318,848,542.5
197215,260,700.7
197112,809,469.9
197012,898,757.7

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