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Kenya: Principal arrears, private creditors

113.07Mcurrent USD · 2025-23.9% since 2015

Principal in arrears on long-term debt is defined as principal repayment due but not paid, on a cumulative basis. Debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. 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
2025113,068,825
2024102,195,252.2
2023213,915,465
2022194,649,295.4
2021159,940,994.2
2020129,847,415.3
2019108,408,272.4
2018118,927,165
2017110,400,065
2016106,226,716.5
2015148,548,529.8
2014160,571,490.7
2013184,268,427.8
2012178,932,457.2
2011228,307,770.4
2010231,193,855.5
2009262,342,027.6
2008236,678,974.7
2007248,754,434
2006208,709,405
2005129,612,743.1
200431,735,105.6
200311,205,993.9
200247,790,768.7
200168,785,724.5
200095,882,536.9
199964,019,120.7
199840,127,047.1
199717,643,377.4
19962,208,323.7
19954,121,215.5
1994330,000
1993313,292,628.6
1992191,459,424.5
1991113,731,339.1
199050,072,738.6
198930,301,291
198815,526,379.2
19875,902,226.2
19864,669,849.8
19854,053,446.5
19844,000,000
19834,000,000
19824,000,000
19813,426,000
19802,855,000
19792,284,000
19781,713,000
19771,142,000
1976571,000
19740
19730
19720
19710
1970261,600

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