Foreign liabilities in Kenya

Kenya: Foreign liabilities was 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
78th
of 149 countries
All-time high
66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
25.31 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2006
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Kenya, 1995–2020

020.0B40.0B60.0B1995200720201995: 51.4B real chained 2019 US$1996: 47.9B real chained 2019 US$1997: 38.5B real chained 2019 US$1998: 38.1B real chained 2019 US$1999: 34.5B real chained 2019 US$2000: 28.9B real chained 2019 US$2001: 29.6B real chained 2019 US$2002: 32.0B real chained 2019 US$2003: 31.0B real chained 2019 US$2004: 28.1B real chained 2019 US$2005: 26.5B real chained 2019 US$2006: 25.3B real chained 2019 US$2007: 27.2B real chained 2019 US$2008: 30.7B real chained 2019 US$2009: 30.0B real chained 2019 US$2010: 30.0B real chained 2019 US$2011: 29.3B real chained 2019 US$2012: 35.2B real chained 2019 US$2013: 39.8B real chained 2019 US$2014: 46.8B real chained 2019 US$2015: 51.3B real chained 2019 US$2016: 52.7B real chained 2019 US$2017: 59.0B real chained 2019 US$2018: 61.5B real chained 2019 US$2019: 65.1B real chained 2019 US$2020: 66.1B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Kenya is 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Kenya peaked at 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.31 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2006.

Kenya ranks 78th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 34.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ 51.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 28.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ 25.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ 31.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 47.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ 29.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ 65.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 75 Costa Rica 73.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 76 Mozambique 71.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 77 Azerbaijan 70.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 79 Estonia 62.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 80 Latvia 62.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 81 Angola 60.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Kenya?
Foreign liabilities in Kenya was 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 25.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2006.
How does Kenya rank for foreign liabilities?
Kenya ranks 78th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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