Kenya vs United Kingdom

Kenya vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 30.8 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Kenya.

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% of GDP · IMF

Kenya vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 30.8 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Kenya.
KenyaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Kenya.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 36 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 74% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKenyaUnited Kingdom
202571.3102.1
202467.399.4
202373.498.3
202267.897.1
202168.2103
202068104.4
201959.184.5
201856.585.3
201753.985.9
201650.487.2
201545.887.3
201441.386.4
201339.884.8
201237.684
201135.781
201036.775.5
20093664.6
200834.350.7
200734.243.1
200637.142.1
200537.441
200440.839.8
200343.836.8
20024235.5
200141.335
200043.137.7
199938.440.5
199838.542
1997–44.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenyaUnited Kingdom
202672.9102
202773.8102.5
202874.5102.3
202974.4101.6
203074.3100.9
203174100.2

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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