Kenya — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1955–2023 · 69 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Kenya's central government deficit reading was −670.39B LCU in 2023. The period change from −1.04T LCU in 2022 was +372.08B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −4.46% in 2023.

-1.50T-1.00T-500.00B0500.00B1955201020152023LCUSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2010–2023

PeriodValue
2023-670.39B LCU
2022-1.04T LCU
2021-1.03T LCU
2020-599.92B LCU
2019-404.10B LCU
9 earlier values, back to 2010
2018-788.23B LCU
2017-912.70B LCU
2016-533.83B LCU
2015-564.45B LCU
2014-313.38B LCU
2013-255.91B LCU
2012-194.06B LCU
2011-151.93B LCU
2010-188.34B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.