Kenya vs Poland

Kenya vs Poland: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 59.7% of GDP in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 11.6 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Poland.

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% of GDP · IMF

Kenya vs Poland: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 59.7% of GDP in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 11.6 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Poland.
KenyaPolandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Poland.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 36 and Poland ranked 57 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 74% of GDP and Poland at 82% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKenyaPoland
202571.359.7
202467.354.9
202373.449.5
202267.848.8
202168.253
20206856.6
201959.145.2
201856.548.2
201753.950.4
201650.454.1
201545.851.1
201441.351.1
201339.856.9
201237.654.5
201135.754.8
201036.753.8
20093649.7
200834.346.6
200734.244.4
200637.147.1
200537.446.5
200440.845
200343.846.2
20024241.4
200141.337
200043.136.3
199938.439.2
199838.538.6
1997–42.6
1996–43
1995–48.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenyaPoland
202672.966.6
202773.870.7
202874.573.7
202974.477
203074.379.8
20317482

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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