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Kenya: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

4.68percent · 2024-60.4% since 2014

Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Annual figures for Kenya from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20244.682
20236.561
20226.163
20215.907
20206.029
20197.489
20188.101
20179.857
201610.135
201513.639
201411.811
201317.565
201213.326
201112.871
201011.72
200911.188
200812.357
200712.766
20068.779
20057.54
20049.574
200310.302
200210.8
20019.637
200012.31
199911.942
199812.227
199712.318
19967.745
19958.667
19949.504
199312.693
199211.26
19919.493
199013.243
198910.358
19889.192
198710.23
19868.081
198511.24
198410.709
198311.256
198210.083
198114.567
198018.908
197915.766
197818.54
197718.265
197614.465
197514.494
197414.401
197314.443
197214.456
197114.461
197014.457

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World Bank (2026). Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-short-term-debt-dt-dod-dstc-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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