Kenya vs Russia

Kenya vs Russia: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 16.6% of GDP in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 54.7 percentage points, or 4.3 times that in Russia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Kenya vs Russia: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 16.6% of GDP in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 54.7 percentage points, or 4.3 times that in Russia.
KenyaRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 36 and Russia ranked 144 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 74% of GDP and Russia at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKenyaRussia
202571.316.6
202467.314.8
202373.415.2
202267.815.1
202168.216.5
20206819.2
201959.113.8
201856.513.6
201753.914.3
201650.414.9
201545.815.3
201441.315.1
201339.812.4
201237.611.2
201135.710.3
201036.710.1
2009369.9
200834.37.4
200734.28
200637.19.8
200537.414.9
200440.820.8
200343.828.3
20024237.6
200141.344.4
200043.155.9
199938.492.4
199838.5135.2
1997–51.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenyaRussia
202672.919.3
202773.822.2
202874.524.8
202974.427.2
203074.329.1
20317430.7

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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