Kenya vs Sweden

Kenya vs Sweden: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 34.6% of GDP in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 36.7 percentage points, or 2.06 times that in Sweden.

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Change since 1998, percentage points · IMF

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Kenya vs Sweden: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 34.6% of GDP in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 36.7 percentage points, or 2.06 times that in Sweden.
KenyaSwedenIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

Latest figures

% of GDP · IMF

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025Projected
Kenya71.3 202545.836 of 14974 2031
Sweden34.6 202544.8118 of 14930.7 2031

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 36 and Sweden ranked 118 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 74% of GDP and Sweden at 30.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKenyaSweden
202571.334.6
202467.333.9
202373.432.2
202267.834.4
202168.237.2
20206840.5
201959.136
201856.540.2
201753.941.9
201650.443.2
201545.844.8
201441.346.1
201339.841.2
201237.638.1
201135.737.8
201036.738.7
20093641.3
200834.338
200734.239.3
200637.143.9
200537.449
200440.848.7
200343.849.5
20024249.9
200141.352
200043.150.4
199938.460.3
199838.565.4
1997–67.7
1996–68.9
1995–68.7
1994–68.6
1993–66.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenyaSweden
202672.935.1
202773.835.5
202874.534.8
202974.433.6
203074.332.3
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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