Current record
debt
AuditGava / debt
Every shilling owed, every lender named, every cent of interest — so you can hold power to account.
Outstanding public debt — money borrowed by the Kenyan government that must be repaid, with interest, from taxes you pay.
10-year trajectory
If every Kenyan paid an equal share
Based on IMF debt-sustainability thresholds
The debt broken down by lender category — foreign creditors (external) vs. local banks and pension funds (domestic). Hover to compare.
Foreign-currency exposure — World Bank, China Exim, Eurobonds. FX risk on the shilling.
Treasury Bonds & Bills held in-country by banks & pension funds. Rate risk.
What is in this chart. Borrowed money only, totalling 12.52T. Pending bills — money owed to suppliers rather than lenders — are not debt and are reported separately below. External creditors are named from World Bank International Debt Statistics, which covers public and publicly guaranteed external debt and reports in US dollars: the split between creditors is firmer than the shilling amounts, which depend on the exchange rate used.
Money already owed to suppliers, contractors and staff — but not yet paid. Older bills are a signal of cashflow distress.
Annual debt service (interest + principal repayments) and what share of revenue it consumes.
Every active loan facility, sortable by what matters most to you.
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