Kenya vs Zimbabwe

Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 33.3 percentage points, or 1.88 times that in Zimbabwe.

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% of GDP · IMF

Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 33.3 percentage points, or 1.88 times that in Zimbabwe.
KenyaZimbabweIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 36 and Zimbabwe ranked 111 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 74% of GDP and Zimbabwe at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKenyaZimbabwe
202571.338
202467.370.4
202373.476.1
202267.866.8
202168.239.9
20206856.8
201959.153.9
201856.533
201753.949
201650.435.1
201545.834.1
201441.329.2
201339.826.4
201237.627.2
201135.730
201036.733.2
20093639.7
200834.341.3
200734.230.2
200637.126.7
200537.422.4
200440.8–
200343.8–
200242–
200141.3–
200043.1–
199938.4–
199838.5–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenyaZimbabwe
202672.933.5
202773.830.6
202874.530.2
202974.428.2
203074.326.7
20317425.7

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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