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Kenya: Principal arrears, official creditors

59.53Mcurrent USD · 2025+1577.6% since 2015

Principal in arrears on long-term debt is defined as principal repayment due but not paid, on a cumulative basis. Debt from official creditors includes loans from international organizations (multilateral loans) and loans from governments (bilateral loans). Loans from international organization include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Government loans include loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. 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
202559,528,142.5
202433,334,543.4
20232,807,548
202274,791,789.6
202116,414,202.3
20207,705,714
201924,006,623.1
201839,270,770
20179,277,950.8
201642,714,313.9
20153,548,472.8
2014238,387.3
20136,281,451.5
20128,627,346.8
201135,872,189.9
201011,083,373.3
200913,407,451.3
200834,418,748
200759,225,146.4
2006125,220,152.1
200511,749,423.2
20048,723,538.6
200315,472,108
200287,931,546
200168,192,314.4
200045,986,471
1999113,804,132.1
199865,527,418.2
199739,028,983.6
199612,580,787
19951,961,278.9
19948,937,533.5
199396,510,348.5
199271,774,140.7
199141,269,420.4
199021,737,828.1
198919,114,198.9
198810,045,373.4
19876,653,726.2
19861,545,450.5
19850
19840
19830
19820
1981371,207.9
1980427,259.1
19790
19780
19770
197652,910
197547,668.1
19740
19730
19720
19710
19700

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